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Coordination of Employee Leave Strategies

If youre having trouble responding to leave requests correctly, youre not alone. Many employers struggle to reconcile all the requirements of the seemingly overlapping leave laws, including the ADA, state and federal Family and Medical Leave laws, and workers compensation statutes it can be complicated and exhausting. Listen in as Michael Faillace of Boyd & Green, LLC, and Connie Bertram of Venable LLP, reveal the strategies to identify and avoid potential problems in handling employee leave requests. They will answer these important questions and more, including: What are the laws affecting employee leave? What do you need to know about ADA and FMLA leave issues, and when should medical documentation be requested? What are the issues that should be addressed in leave policies? How do you manage paid vs. unpaid leave? How do you establish a framework for handling requests for leave? What are some of the common problems faced, and mistakes made by, employers? Speakers Connie Bertram: Connie Bertram represents employers in the full spectrum of employment and labor litigation and counseling. Ms. Bertram was named one of the "Leading Lawyers" in Labor and Employment Law in the Washington, D.C. area by the "Legal Times" in April 2004 and "Employment Law Young Gun" by the "Washington Business Journal" in October 2004. Michael Faillace Michael Faillace worked for seventeen years as inhouse Employment Counsel with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). In that capacity he advised IBMs field inhouse counsel and personnel departments on employment lawrelated matters, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), federal and state privacy laws and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Michael is a national speaker and writer on a variety of employment law issues. His publications include Automatic Exemption of HighlyPaid Employees and Other Proposed Amendments to the White Collar Exemptions: Bringing the Fair Labor Standards Act Into the TwentyFirst Century (The Labor Lawyer, 2000) and a comprehensive annual outline covering the case law developments under the FLSA, published by Practicing Law Institute (PLI). Michael has been an Adjunct Professor of employment discrimination law at Fordham University School of Law since 1992.

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