LEGAL BRIEFS: The Family and Medical Leave Act

The Family and Medical Leave Act is one of The most confusing laws managers and organizations face. Unfortunately, claiming confusion in a courtroom won't carry much weight. This program is sure to provide your managers with The basic knowledge of The law They need, and with specific actions They can take, to insure FMLA is administered fairly and correctly in your organization-and that you are protected from liability.

Using straightforward language and real world examples this video touches on The most common and difficult issues managers face. Issues like: qualifying a serious health condition, defining continuing treatment, medical certification and re-certification, interplay between FMLA/ADA/Work Comp, designating conditional leave, & more.

Key Learning Points:

• Know The basic intent of The law
• Learn who are The qualified individuals in your employ
• Know when to call on HR or other professional advice
• Know and communicate policies-insure that employees are adequately informed
• Know how and when to designate leave as FMLA
• Take three regular actions to insure compliance with FMLA

The Complete Employment Law Package includes:

1: Legal Briefs: The Americans With Disabilities Act
2: Legal Briefs: Recruiting & Hiring
3: Legal Briefs: Harassment & Discrimination
4: Legal Briefs: Discipline & Termination
5: Legal Briefs: The Family and Medical Leave Act
6: Legal Briefs: Workplace Violence: A Legal Role
7: Legal Briefs: Substance Abuse
8: Legal Briefs: Workplace Privacy

The Legal Briefs Series is The most unique, practical, easy-to-use, employment law training available today. Why? Instead of The usual mind-numbing "legal speak" and "information dump", each title focuses on a specific law, identifies The most common issues and potholes managers and organizations face-and presents easily understood, legally accurate answers and actions your managers can implement immediately.

Key Learning Points:

• Harassment and discrimination hurt everyone
• Which behaviors now contribute to a hostile work environment
• The areas in which people and organizations cannot discriminate
• When harassment can become discrimination, or "tangible employment action" and The implications of those

Using dramatic examples in white and blue collar, hospitality, health care, and retail settings, this video will protect your organization by communicating everyone's legal responsibilities and is for training on diversity as well.

Format: Video
Length: 14 mins.
Additional Materials:
Facilitator Guide
Reproducible Participant Handouts
Reproducible Self-Study Workbook