Trends and Challenges in Administering FMLA (ET19)

Every employer must deal with FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) requests and determine how to handle them within state and federal law guidelines. What are your options as an employer and what are others doing to conquer the same challenges you face? This course will discuss these challenges and options as well as the latest trends with administrating FMLA.

  • FMLA – Is it a four-letter word? Brief discussion on the current environment with the complexities of federal and state leave laws
  • What are the leading challenges employers encounter with administering leave laws?
  • FMLA and disability connect. Is intermittent leave a predicator for disability leave? What are some advantages to integrating leave and disability management?
  • Outsourcing leave administration – points for employers to consider in deciding whether or not to outsource leave administration.




Additional Information

Continuing Education (CE) Credits/Recertification

The International Foundation's e-learning courses can be used to meet licensing and other continuing professional education requirements.

Presenters

Carol Davis, CEBS
Senior Director Health and Productivity Development
Unum
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Angela A. Ripper
Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
Unum
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D.
Vice President, Health and Productivity Development
Unum
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Related Reading

Family and Medical Leave
Part of the Survey & Sample Series

The Family and Medical Leave Act
Michael J. Ossip and Robert M. Hale, editors-in-chief