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Six hours of FMLA compliance instruction, PLUS sample reports, policies, and more...

FMLA Complete Compliance:
Master Leave Law & Train Managers

FMLA Complete Compliance for HR and supervisors

This multi-media FMLA management and training tool helps you and your supervisors address your most cumbersome administrative challenges. With FMLA Complete Compliance, you'll acquire advanced new skills for:

  • Making smarter leave decisions
  • Preventing leave abuse
  • Avoiding legally dangerous missteps
  • Training your supervisors on FMLA dos and don'ts
  • Advising executives on the most challenging FMLA issues

FMLA Administration Essentials | FMLA and Other Laws | Paperwork Resources | New FMLA Regulations | Intermittent Leave | Leave for Military Families | FMLA Notice and Medical Certification

Use it to create leave policies your employees will understand -- and will stand up in court. Try it risk-free for 30 days!

It's no secret that the Family and Medical Leave Act is one of the most complex challenges facing employers and HR professionals. But with FMLA Complete Compliance, you and your managers will have the facts needed to make the right decision when facing any leave, compliance, or administrative situation.

This 6-hour multi-media system features:

Engaging audio conferences with the nation's top FMLA experts explaining every aspect of your compliance obligations:

  • Timely and easy-reading reports, sample policies, mandatory posters and leave forms
  • A roadmap to web-based resources that make quick work of your individual scenarios
  • Easy-to-follow training programs for instructing supervisors on FMLA compliance strategies
  • State-specific guidance for employee leave requirements
  • Clear and detailed descriptions of the latest changes to the FMLA regulations

Now you can become the expert on this increasingly complex law. You'll learn the dos and don'ts for terminating employees on FMLA leave, how to spot fraudulent leave requests, the best way to train your supervisors to deal with requests for protected time off, how to administer leave in multiple states and jurisdictions, and more.

FMLA Complete Compliance is perfect for:

  • HR Vice Presidents
  • Training Officers and Managers
  • HR Managers & Directors
  • HR Generalists & Specialists
  • Comp and benefits directors and managers
  • FMLA compliance managers and administrators

To sample this multi-media system for 30 days with no payment or obligation, call (800) 274-6774.

  

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Examine FMLA Complete Compliance for 30 days with no risk or obligation.



Purchased separately, this extensive library of management information references and supervisor training tools would cost $3,497.

FMLA Complete Compliance: Master Leave Law & Train Managers

FMLA AdministrationEssentials of FMLA Administration
Reports and White Papers

  • How New FMLA Regulations Affect Your Workplace
  • Military FMLA: Qualifying Exigency, Military Caregiver Leave

 

  • Intermittent Leave
    • Mandatory v. Optional Intermittent Leave
    • Medical Certifications for Intermittent Leave
    • Notice Requirements
    • New Strategies for Managing Intermittent Leave and Controlling Abuse
    • Return from Intermittent or Reduced Schedule Leave
    • Fitness for Duty Certifications
  • Defining Serious Health Conditions and Medical Certification
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth, Adoption and FMLA
  • Drawing Lines: Curbing Abuse, Preventing Claims
  • Tips for Dealing with FMLA Abuse
  • FMLA Procedures
  • FMLA's Rules on Tracking Hours: Light Duty & Bonuses
  • Documenting and Recordkeeping
  • What Happens During and After Leave
  • Job Restoration, Benefits While On Leave, Other Issues
  • How FMLA Interacts with Your Leave and Attendance Policies
  • When FMLA Intersects with Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • Supervisors' Guide to Navigating Employee Leave Requests
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act (including 2008 amendments) and new final regulations

FMLA's Intersection with Other Laws
Reports, White Papers, and an At-A-Glance Comparision Chart

  • FMLA and Other Laws
  • Recent FMLA Cases from Each Federal Circuit
  • FMLA, ADA, Workers' Comp Employer Obligation Comparison Chart
  • Case Studies of State-Specific Family & Medical Leave
  • Laws from 15 states, including California, Illinois and Massachusetts
  • Differences Between FMLA and California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
  • State Leave Law Comparisons

Taming the FMLA Paperwork TigerTaming the FMLA Paperwork Tiger
References, Quizzes, and Additional Useful Resources

  • Sample HR Memo That Explains FMLA, Step-By-Step, to Senior Managers and Supervisors
  • FMLA Quiz: Test Your FMLA Administration Skills

 

  • DOL Forms:
    • Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee's Serious Health Condition
    • Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member's Serious Health Condition
    • Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities
    • Designation Notice
    • Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave
    • Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember -- for Military Family Leave
  • Sample Leave Request Forms and Notices -- Written in Plain English, Making It Easy for Employees To Use and Understand:
    • Request Form for Non-Military/Medical Leave
    • Request Form for Military Caregiver Leave
    • Request Form for Qualifying Exigency Leave Under FMLA's Military Provisions
    • Request Form for Additional Medical Information
    • Request Form for Additional Medical Information for Military Caregiver Leave
    • Request Form for Additional Medical Information for Qualifying Exigency Leave
    • Notice of Intention to Return from Leave
  • Web Resources:
    • Main FMLA page on DOL's website
    • Fact sheet on nonmilitary regs
    • Fact sheet on military regs
    • Military FAQs
    • Nonmilitary FAQ
    • FMLA and the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008
    • Title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act
    • FMLA Compliance Assistance Information from the Wage and Hour Division
    • Links to state DOL websites for help with state-specific laws
  • FMLA Posters in English and Spanish
  • Sample Policies
    • Family & Medical Leave Policy
    • Return-to-Work Policy
    • Military Family & Medical Leave Policy

Understand the New FMLA Regulations: What Changed on January 16
Audio Conference on CD

  • Prohibiting direct supervisors from contacting the employee's health care provider about a medical certification
  • Letting families of National Guard members and the reserves use up to 12 weeks of "qualifying exigency leave" to manage the members' affairs while they are on active duty
  • Clarifying the definition of a "serious health condition" and how often and when an employee must seek treatment to qualify
  • Explaining how often an employee must visit a health care provider each year to establish a "chronic serious health condition"
  • Allowing family members of wounded military personnel to take up to six months of unpaid leave in a 12-month period to care for their relatives during the recovery process
  • Expanding the notice requirements for employers and employees
  • Sorting out when employees may settle or waive FMLA claims
  • Stopping employers from charging FMLA time to employees who return to the job but can perform only lightduty work
  • Permitting employers to require a fitness-for-duty certification for an employee returning from intermittent leave if doing the job could lead to serious safety concerns

FMLA Intermittent LeaveFMLA Intermittent Leave: What the New Regulations Change and What Stays the Same
Audio Conference on CD

Intermittent leave is the single most serious area of friction between employers wary of abuse and employees requesting FMLA leave. This 90-minute audio presentation from leading attorneys explains:

  • What the new regs have changed regarding intermittent leave
  • When an employer can deny leave
  • How to transfer an employee taking intermittent leave to a job in which the leave is less disruptive
  • Seeking more information about a medical condition
  • Responding to abuse of intermittent leave
  • Addressing coworker complaints about intermittent leave
  • Privacy concerns
  • Overcoming calculation challenges

FMLA for Military Families: New Rules, New Calendar, New Challenges
Audio Conference on CD

While the DOL's FMLA revisions shed some light on military family leave, compliance questions still linger. In just 90 minutes, a Washington, D.C. employment law attorney answers questions such as:

  • What procedures do I need to follow to comply with FMLA military leave?
  • Who is considered "next of kin" for military caregiver leave purposes? What kind of evidence can I require of employees requesting leave?
  • How do I determine the caregiver leave year? And how do I determine the correct amount of leave owed when military and traditional FMLA leave years overlap?
  • What are the differences between "serious injury or illness" under military family leave and the "serious health condition" under traditional FMLA leave?
  • What are the notification and certification issues?
  • What are the limitations for each kind of leave and who takes leave?
  • How do I handle multiple requests for military family leave?
  • Is military FMLA leave affected in any way by USERRA?

FMLA Notice and Medical CertificationFMLA Notice and Medical Certification: How to Comply with New Regs
Audio Conference on CD

Are you preparing to contact a doctor to verify FMLA leave or a workers' comp request? Use caution before you pick up the phone. Calling an employee's health care provider could land your organization deep in legal hot water. This presentation on CD explains how to legally verify leave requests and change medical certification procedures.

  • When and how employers can and can't contact an employee's health care provider
  • Questions employers can ask and the boundaries that must NEVER be crossed when obtaining medical information
  • How the recent FMLA revisions have changed employee notification procedures
  • Privacy laws that come into play when approaching an employee's health care provider
  • The rules on second opinions
  • Issues and challenges associated with recertification requests
  • How certification for FMLA intermittent leave sometimes overlaps with ADA issues

Try FMLA Complete Compliance risk-free for 30 days!
Call 800-274-6774 for more information.


FMLA Complete Compliance: Prepared for HR by 14 leadning employment law attorneys

Julie Athey has written numerous publications for human resources professionals, including Overtime Revisited: The DOL’s Final Regulations and How to Fire Employees Without Getting Burned. Julie’s excellent legal and editorial skills have made her one of the most popular authors of HR Hero Resources.

J. Robert Brame is a partner in the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP in Washington, D.C. With 30 years of experience in litigation and counseling, he devotes his practice to assisting clients facing significant employment and competitive challenges.

Stacie L. Caraway is Of Counsel at the firm Miller & Martin and concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment.

David Fortney is co-founder of the law firm of Fortney & Scott. He served as the Acting Solicitor of Labor and held other senior policy positions in the U.S. Department of Labor.

Sam Fulkerson of the law firm McAfee & Taft represents management in all phases of the employment relationship, including litigation before federal and state courts, regulatory and administrative agencies, and in arbitration matters.

Gary D. Jiles with the law firm of Jack Nelson Jones Fink Jiles & Gregory, P.A. counsels his clients regarding various employment law issues, including compliance with the latest employment laws and regulations.

Stephen W. Jones, also with the law firm of Jack Nelson Jones Fink Jiles & Gregory, P.A., uses his experience as a former personnel director and concentrates his practice in the areas of employment discrimination, civil rights, and labor relations.

John Phillips, of the law firm of Miller & Martin, has served as Assistant General Counsel for Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

Charles Plumb of the law firm McAfee & Taft is included in the Best Lawyers in America’s listing of employment lawyers and is a member of the Media Law Resource Center’s Employment Law Committee.

Natalie Ramsey is a trial lawyer whose practice involves the representation of employers and management exclusively in all phases of litigation before federal and state courts, regulatory and administrative agencies.

Rodney Satterwhite is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department at McGuireWoods LLP. His specific areas of practice include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Kara E. Shea is a Partner at the firm Miller & Martin and provides practical advice on employment issues and compliance to national, regional, and local employers of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, in a variety of industries.

Susan Webman with Fortney & Scott, LLC has significant expertise involving the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and labor, employment, and regulatory matters. She was a principal drafter of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Elizabeth Wood represents employers in litigation in federal and state courts and before regulatory and administrative agencies and counsels companies regarding all manner of employment issues.

FMLA Complete Compliance: Master Leave Law & Train Managers

Try it for 30 days with no risk or obligation.
Call 800-274-6774 for more information

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