Suppose one or more of your employees has taken a leave of absence, and your company or department is buckling under the added stress—and you suspect that one or more of those employees may be taking advantage and may not really be in need of family or medical leave – or may even not be entitled to it. What if one or more of your employees asks for intermittent leave? Administration of continuous leave can be challenging enough. Intermittent leave presents its own administrative challenges. With the pandemic still raging, more employees are in need of or looking for time off from work. How do you keep track of everything and ensure that your employees are abusing their leave? You can curb employee leave abuse. But how do you do it? Don’t despair!

This webinar will help you get a working knowledge of how you can minimize your company’s exposure to employee abuse of family and medical leave – be it under the FMLA, ADA, or workers’ comp or other applicable family and medical leave laws.

Course Objectives:

We are living in very turbulent, confusing times. The COVID pandemic has had a wide-ranging effect on employers and employees alike. Knowing what you do and do not have to do, what your employees are and are not entitled to when you are faced with multiple leave requests is your first line of defense to leave abuse, or allegations of FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp violations. The different, potentially, overlapping laws can be confusing to even the most seasoned HR practitioners or employers. Join us and gain some tools for untangling the web!

Course Outline:

Topics covered include, without limitation:

• Defining Leave Abuse
• Common Ways Employees Abuse Leave Time;
• Determining Eligibility
• Using eligibility criteria,Certifications, notice requirements and call-in procedures to manage leave;
• Documentation;
• Reasonable Accommodations under the ADA/ADAAA;
• Alternatives to leave as tools for curbing FMLA Abuse;
• Investigations of Suspected Leave Abuse.
• Intermittent leave;
• Leave and COVID concerns
• Legal Defenses.
• Other Tools for Curbing Leave Abuse

What You Get:

• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

• HR Professionals
• Managers and Directors;
• Leave Administrators;
• Benefits Administrators;
• Business Owners;
• CEO’s;
• CFO’s;
• Payroll Administrators;
• Senior Managers;
• Front-Line and Middle Managers.