Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
10:30 am to 12:00 noon (Pacific Time)

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $219       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $269       3. CD Recording Only       $219

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employment Law Answers when you register for this audio conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

Administering leave requests covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) can raise more confusing questions—and cause more headaches—than almost any other HR challenge. A particularly tricky part of this process involves medical certification.

You have the right to request medical certification from employees seeking FMLA/CFRA leave, but this gets messy more often than not. What sort of information can you ask for? Can you require certification in some cases but not others? What should you do when an employee refuses to provide you with the information you've repeatedly asked for? Is it ever OK to contact the employee's doctor on your own? If you answer any of these questions wrong—even if your mistake is innocent—your organization could be on the hook for both a costly lawsuit and severely damaged employee morale.

Join us on June 18 for an in-depth 90-minute audio conference. Our expert—an experienced California employment law attorney—will cover all the ins and outs of FMLA/CFRA medical certifications. Plus, you'll have the chance to submit your own questions to our expert, via phone or email.

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:

• The various legal pitfalls involved in dealing with FMLA/CFRA medical certifications—and how to sidestep them


• What you should do, step by step, to verify the medical details of an employee's family leave request


• Which forms you can accept or require from employees as medical certifications, from doctor's notes to U.S. Labor Dept. Form 380


• How to prevent leave abuses without overstepping your legal bounds


• When you can contact an employee's doctor directly about the employee's leave request—and what you can (and cannot) ask


• Privacy laws and other boundaries you must respect when verifying FMLA/CFRA medical certifications


• What you must do when you want a second opinion from a different health care provider—and who pays for it


• When and how often you can request medical recertifications

About Your Speaker:

Benjamin Rutledge, Esq., is an employment attorney in Bakersfield who represents and counsels employers. He defends managers in federal and state courts on a wide range of labor and employment law issues. Additionally, he advises his clients on the most effective strategies for preventing employment law disputes and managing leave requests under federal and California laws. He earned his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

The Employer Resource Institute is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An audio conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all California Employer Advisor products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this audio conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.