Intermittent Leave in California: How to Correctly Apply FMLA/CFRA Rules and Stop Abuse

California Employer Resources Webinar

Friday, September 7, 2012
10:30 a.m. to Noon Pacific

Order Option       Price  
1. Live Conference       $189      
2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $259      
3. CD Recording Only       $189      

When employees repeatedly take intermittent leave for their own or a family member’s long-term health condition, it can be disruptive to all parties involved -- from supervisors to coworkers to HR managers. You want to follow the law’s requirements, but you’re wary of employees gaming the system.

The cost of absenteeism when employees are on intermittent leave can often exceed wages and benefits, but that amount increases even more when you factor in training replacements, reduced productivity, and decreased employee morale.

But because employees are legally entitled to this type of leave, it's your job to figure out how to administer it correctly. Learn tips to manage these absences efficiently so that you can stay in compliance with FMLA/CFRA regs and keep unscrupulous employees from taking advantage.

By participating in this interactive webinar, you'll learn::

  • When you may legally deny a request for intermittent leave
  • The type and frequency of medical certifications you may legally request under California law so that you can figure out whether a condition warrants intermittent medical leave
  • Best practices for calculating and tracking intermittent leave to ensure that you’re properly deducting from the employee's bank of available leave time
  • Call-in patterns to watch out for so that you can spot and prevent potential abuses
  • Practical steps to consider when an employee’s leave interferes with your organization’s operations
  • How to maintain order and productivity in the workplace while still staying legally compliant
  • Key components your attendance/call-in policy should include, and how to enforce the policy
  • How to handle an employee you suspect is trying to work the system -- without putting yourself in the path of a potentially devastating lawsuit

In just 90 minutes, you'll learn how to balance your employees' rights to take intermittent leave under FMLA/CFRA with your need for workplace productivity and stability. Register now for this informative event for California HR professionals.

About your Speaker:

Attorney Mary Topliff founded the Law Offices of Mary L. Topliff in San Francisco in 1997 after practicing civil and employment litigation for nine years. The firm specializes in employment law counseling, training, and compliance, focusing on practical solutions to avoid costly legal issues. She has advised many organizations regarding a wide variety of leave of absence and disability accommodation issues, provided training to managers and human resources professionals, and crafted customized policies and procedures to comply with legal requirements. She is a published author and frequent speaker on legal issues impacting the workplace.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

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