FMLA Procedures Manual & E-Alerts
Online Course: ID# 1000027
Agenda
FMLA Basics
- What Is The FMLA?
- Why FMLA Was Enacted
- The FMLA Statute
- The FMLA Regulations
- Employers Subject To FMLA: Private Employers
- Employers Subject To FMLA: Public Agencies
- Employers Subject To FMLA: Integrated Employers
- Employers Subject To FMLA: Joint Employers
- Worksite Rules
- Employee Eligibility Criteria: Three Requirements
- Employee Eligibility Criteria: Rules Relating To The 1,250-Hour Requirement
- Employee Eligibility Criteria: Leaves Commencing Before All Eligibility Requirements Are Met
- State Leave Laws: General Guidelines
- State Leave Laws: States With Leave Laws
- State Leave Laws: How To Determine What Applies
- State Leave Laws: Timing Issues
Types Of Leave
- Family Leave
- When Family Leave Can Be Taken
- Medical Leave
- Family Members For Whom An Employee Can Take Medical Leave
- Documentation For Family Members
- “Caring For” A Family Member
- Serious Health Condition: Overview
- Serious Health Condition: Hospital Care
- Serious Health Condition: “Absence Plus Treatment” Overview
- Serious Health Condition: “Absence Plus Treatment” - Absence
- Serious Health Condition: “Absence Plus Treatment” - Treatment
- Serious Health Condition: “Absence Plus Treatment” - Examples
- Serious Health Condition: “Pregnancy”
- Serious Health Condition: “Chronic Conditions Requiring Treatments”
- Serious Health Condition: “Permanent/Long-Term Conditions Requiring Supervision”
- Serious Health Condition: “Multiple Treatments (Non-Chronic Conditions)”
- Serious Health Condition: Short-Term Illnesses
- Serious Health Condition: Health Conditions Generally Not Considered Serious
- Serious Health Condition: Substance Abuse
- Serious Health Condition: Health Care Provider
- Serious Health Condition: Chiropractors
Leave Requirements
- Leave Year Issues: Overview
- Leave Year Options: Calendar Year
- Leave Year Options: Fixed Year
- Leave Year Options: Measured Forward
- Leave Year Options: Rolling-Backward
- Other Leave Year Issues
- Leave Year Issues: Spouses Working for the Same Employer
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Overview
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Vacation, PTO & “No-Fault” Paid Time
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Sick Leave
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Workers’ Compensation & Disability Leave
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Notice
- Coordination With Employer Leave Policy: Miscellaneous Issues
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Overview
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Family Leave
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Medical Leave
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Increments of Time
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Determining Total Available Time
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Exempt Employees’ Pay
- Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave: Alternative Position
Administrative And Notice Requirements
- Posted Notice
- Notice Requirements: Overview
- General Notice
- Specific Notice: Overview
- Specific Notice: Timing and Mailing
- Specific Notice: Content
- Specific Notice: Other Requirements
- Designation Of Leave: Responsibilities
- Designation Of Leave: Process
- Designation Of Leave: Retroactive Designation
- Designation Of Leave: Preliminary Designation
- Medical Certification: Employer’s Request For Medical Certification
- Medical Certification: Timeframes For Return Of Medical Certification
- Medical Certification: Consequences Of Failure To Return The Medical Certification
- Medical Certification: Content
- Medical Certification: Handling Of Completed Medical Certifications
- Medical Certification: Inadequacy Of Certification
- Medical Certification: Second And Third Opinions
- Medical Certification: General Rules For Recertification
- Medical Certification: “Exception” Rules For Recertifications
- Employee Responsibilities: Notice For Leave - General Requirements
- Employee Responsibilities: Notice For Leave - “Forseeable” Leaves
- Employee Responsibilities: Notice For Leave - “Unforseeable” Leaves
- Employee Responsibilities: Notice For Leave - Employer Recourse
- Employee Responsibilities: Intent To Return
- Employee Responsibilities: Fitness For Duty
Employment And Benefit Protection
- Benefit Maintenance: Maintenance Of Health Benefits - Basic Rules
- Benefit Maintenance: Paying For Health Benefits
- Benefit Maintenance: Cancellation Of Benefits
- Benefit Maintenance: Benefit Issues After FMLA Leave
- Restoration To Position: Equivalent Position
- Restoration To Position: Equivalent Pay
- Restoration To Position: Equivalent Benefits
- Restoration To Position: Equivalent Terms And Conditions Of Employment
- Restoration To Position: Layoffs
- Restoration To Position: Fraud
- Restoration To Position: “Moonlighting”
- Restoration To Position: Other Considerations
- Restoration To Position: Basic Rules For Key Employees
- Restoration To Position: Key Employees - Sequence For Restoration Denial
- Restoration To Position: The “Light Duty” Rule
Rules For Schools
- School Personnel To Whom Special Rules Apply
- 20% Rule For Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave
- Leave At End Of Academic Term
Enforcement
- Private Rights Of Action
- Employer Liability
Sample & Model Notices
