Few issues can trip up HR professionals as quickly as the complex intersection of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and workers’ compensation laws.
Each of these laws has its own requirements, definitions, and compliance obligations. The real challenge for employers arises when more than one law applies to the same employee and the same workplace absence.
Is an employee with a work-related injury entitled to FMLA leave? Does workers’ compensation provide an employee with a leave of absence, or simply compensation for a workplace injury? When does an employee’s medical condition qualify as a disability under the ADA? When does an employer have to provide additional leave as a reasonable accommodation after FMLA leave has been exhausted? And how does light duty fit into the equation?
Understanding how these laws interact is critical to avoiding costly mistakes and ensuring that employees receive the rights and protections to which they are entitled.
In this 60-minute live HR webinar, experienced employment law attorney Melissa Fleischer, Esq. will help you navigate this “Bermuda Triangle” of leave laws and provide practical guidance for handling the most challenging ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation issues facing employers today.
What You Will Learn
This engaging and practical webinar will address:
- How to properly calculate the FMLA 12-month period and avoid common counting mistakes
- What constitutes a “serious health condition” under the FMLA
- What constitutes a “disability” under the ADA and who qualifies as an individual with a disability
- When an employee with a work-related injury may also qualify for FMLA leave
- How workers’ compensation interacts with FMLA leave
- Whether workers’ compensation provides leave, wage replacement, medical benefits, or some combination of these
- How state workers’ compensation requirements affect employers
- When an employee may be entitled to additional leave after FMLA leave has been exhausted as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA
- What constitutes a reasonable accommodation under the ADA
- How light duty works under the ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation
- How to address employees who can return to work with medical restrictions
- How to navigate overlapping and sometimes conflicting obligations under the ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation laws
- Common mistakes employers make when managing employees with medical conditions, workplace injuries, and leave requests
- Practical strategies for managing these complicated leave situations while minimizing legal risk
Learn How to Navigate the Bermuda Triangle of Leave Laws
When an employee has a medical condition or workplace injury, one absence can potentially trigger obligations under multiple laws. Knowing which law applies and how those laws interact is essential for HR professionals and managers.
This webinar will give you the practical knowledge you need to recognize potential issues, ask the right questions, and make legally informed decisions when managing employee leave, medical restrictions, workplace injuries, and requests for accommodation.
What Is Included in HR Learning Center's 60-Minute Online Employment Law Webinar?
- Live online training presented by an experienced employment law attorney
- PowerPoint presentation
- Comprehensive handouts
- Certificate of Attendance
- Live Question & Answer Session
Don't Get Lost in the Bermuda Triangle of Leave Laws
The ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation laws can be complicated enough individually. When they overlap, even experienced HR professionals can find themselves navigating unfamiliar legal territory.
Join Melissa Fleischer, Esq. for this informative and engaging webinar and learn how to confidently navigate the intersection of the ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation laws. Register today!