The number of requests for FMLA leave has risen dramatically. The number of employees claiming to be protected by the FMLA has increased. Are you prepared? Are you “legal?” Do you really know FMLA as well as you think?
During this three hour session we’ll discuss the entire scope of the FMLA including:
- Can you request a doctor’s note for each intermittent absence?
- Can you ask for recertification if a pattern of absences occurs?
- How is FMLA handled for temporary staff? (They probably have rights at your place too, – maybe immediately!)
- Are migraines covered by the FMLA? What about the ADA?
- If medical certifications have insufficient information, can you go to the employee’s doctor for assistance?
- What do you do with an employee that is clearly off for illness but presents nothing?
- When can you finally fire that malingerer?
- Do I really need to use the forms or can I just let everyone off whenever they want?
In three hours, we’ll cover the basics, recent developments, clarify how and when to use which forms, address how to manage the FMLA issue in a workers’ compensation claim and offer guidance on how to manage the FMLA without increasing your risk of claims under the ADA.
Your Instructor:
Tom Dixon, Esq.
Mr. Dixon, of Eastman and Smith, practices throughout Ohio in the area of management labor and employment law. His practice covers the range of employment issues, including counseling on employment policies and handbooks, training of supervisors and managers, representation in administrative proceedings, defending discrimination claims, and providing guidance on the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, drug testing, sexual harassment, wage‑hour matters, and a variety of other issues. He also provides assistance on union organizational campaigns, union avoidance, negotiation and administration of labor contracts, labor arbitration, wrongful discharge, employment‑at‑will litigation and civil rights litigation.
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