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Family Medical Leave Act FMLA How Do You Manage It

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Family Medical Leave Act FMLA How Do You Manage It

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    1. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) How Do You Manage It Disability Management Solutions

    2. Introduction

    3. History of FMLA

    5. Eligibility Employer must have 50 or more employees within 75 miles Employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer Worked at least 1250 hours of service during the 12 month period immediately before the leave started.

    6. Eligibility The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, known as FMLA, is a federal law allowing eligible employees of a covered employer to take job-protected leave, for up to a total of 12 work weeks in any 12 months for: Birth of a child. Adoption & foster care. Care of a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition. Your own serious health condition. Care of a spouse, child, parent or next of kin with a serious injury or illness incurred or exacerbated within 5 years of active duty in the Armed Forces (up to 26 weeks). Qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that a spouse, child or parent is on active duty in the Armed Forces or is deployed to a foreign country

    7. FMLA as a Benefit? FMLA Statute and regulations make clear that FMLA is not intended to be an additional 12 week leave entitlement stacked on top of an employer’s existing leave policies. Neither the employee or the employer can “waive” or “trade off” their rights under FMLA.

    8. Who is responsible? The employer is responsible for designating time off work as FMLA and informing all employees of their rights under FMLA. General notices-Posters Employee handbook Notice of rights and responsibilities given when leave is requested Designation notice- When leave is designated as FMLA The employee is responsible for providing medical certification by a health care provider, supporting the need for leave due to a serious health condition

    10. FMLA: The Cost of Absences

    11. Break

    13. Administrative Challenges

    14. Compliance Challenges

    15. Employee Challenges

    16. Integrated Disability Management

    17. Role of the Agent/Broker/Consultant

    18. Best Practices

    19. Best Practices Program Model

    20. Best Practices Program Model

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    22. Best Practices Program Model

    23. Thank You Disability Management Solutions

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