Originally presented on April 21, 2009
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   CD Recording Only       $219

Managing employee leaves is probably not your favorite part of your job. And intermittent leaves? Those can really make you tear your hair out.

How do you deal with Joe, who seems to have a full-day doctor's appointment every Friday, but only on nice days in the summer? Or Rosa, who uses just enough leave to make your life difficult, but not enough to ever exhaust her allotment? Or Darius, who regularly takes off for a few days with barely a moment's notice, leaving you with coverage problems?

It's not just the employees that make intermittent leaves trying. The law itself is confusing and difficult to interpret, especially following the recent sweeping changes to FMLA. Many HR professionals—even very experienced ones—have difficulty figuring out how to calculate intermittent leaves in the context of FMLA's 12-week allotment, how to decide when the 12-month calendar begins, and more. Plus, how do the changes interplay with the California Family Rights Act?

Listen to an in-depth audio conference as our expert explains—in plain English—what the law requires, how to make the appropriate calculations, and how to nip employee abuses in the bud.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• How the recent FMLA changes affect your intermittent leave obligations
• What, if any, conflicts arise with the California Family Rights Act
• Why you should consider a rolling calendar, and how to implement it
• When you can legally (and safely) deny an intermittent leave request
• How to best prepare for unforeseeable leaves
• The best way to investigate and discipline intermittent leave abusers—without crossing the line into harassment or retaliation
• What you can require in terms of advance notice and medical certifications from employees requesting intermittent leave
• When you can ask your workers for more detail about why they're taking intermittent leave—and when you can't
• When you can demand a second (or even a third) medical opinion—and who foots the bill
• How to transfer employees to different positions or change their work schedules to accommodate intermittent leaves, without disrupting your workplace or opening yourself up to liability

About Your Speakers:

Laura Innes, Esq. a director of Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC, in South San Francisco, has been engaged exclusively in the practice of labor and employment law for over 20 years. Her practice combines preventive counseling for management with civil and administrative trial defense.

Recognized by Martindale Hubbell as an "AV" rated practitioner, Innes regularly publishes articles on a wide range of employment law topics and is a frequent speaker for client and community groups. She has been named a Northern California "Super Lawyer"—one of the top 5% of lawyers in Northern California—by San Francisco Magazine every year since 2004 and was featured in an interview entitled "America's Most Influential Women" for the Forbes SkyRadio program airing on American Airlines and United Airlines flights in January and March 2005, respectively.

Innes is a mediator in labor and employment matters and serves as an expert witness regarding all labor and employment matters with special emphasis on employment practices, discrimination and sexual harassment claims and wage and hour disputes.

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