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Solutions to Your NeverEnding FMLA Challenges:

Federal jury awards $11.6 million in damages for emotional distress to hospital maintenance worker on FMLA claim HR professionals continue to suffer from chronic headaches brought on by FMLA dilemmas. A recent Department of Labor survey indicates that over 35% of employers are still facing difficult challenges in administering the FMLA. And employers who stay in the dark about critical compliance issues are paying a high price, as the headline above and other recent cases highlighted in this session will prove. This interactive presentation will provide you with the practical knowledge and tools you need to stay in compliance and solve your FMLA challenges, including: How to prevent the most common FMLA blunders: Update on the latest cases addressing employers FMLA obligations, "serious health conditions" and personal liability of managers Best practices to aggressively curtail employee abuse of the FMLA: Recent court cases arming employers with the weapons to attack this problem Find out why a federal jury recently awarded $11.6 million to a veteran hospital maintenance worker for emotional distress on an FMLA claim Understanding an employers right to terminate an employee out on FMLA leave Solutions to continuing intermittent leave challenges: Coping with frequent and unscheduled leave Critical guidelines for managing FMLA medical records, certifications and second opinions: New HIPAA medical privacy rules DOL update on increasing claims of FMLA violations and how enforcement efforts are paying off Examining the DOL‘s proposed revisions to FMLA regulations responding to the Supreme Courts Ragsdale decision and other cases across the country challenging the validity of the FMLA regs Recent Supreme Court case ruling leaving states open to litigation under the FMLA Should an employees sudden behavioral change be considered "notice" to the employer of the need for FMLA leave? You may be surprised to find out what a federal appeals court said Clarification on returning reservists right to FMLA leave under USERRA Status of the proposed FMLA legislation Webcast Materials Every registrant will receive copies of the presentation slides and the oppotunity to ask questions.

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