Labor & Employment

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FMLA and ADA Disasters: Cautionary Advice for Managing Sticky Situations

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Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
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Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 59 minutes
Elizabeth Johnston
Michael Miles
Marc Jacuzzi
Erik Peters
With Elizabeth T. Johnston from Verrill Dana LLP + 3 others
Recorded March 07, 2025
Product ID 99965

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Overview

Top Strategies for Navigating the Intricacies of the FMLA and ADA

Ready to take your knowledge to the next level? Here's how we can help! In this troubleshooting guide, our accomplished instructors discuss best practices for preventing and dealing with the top FMLA and ADA problems encountered in the workplace. Don't miss this opportunity to cover your bases - register today!

  • Review the potential repercussions of failing to recognize overlapping obligations.
  • Examine best practices for handling remote work requests under the FMLA and ADA.
  • Overcome common challenges involving intermittent leave.
  • Minimize the legal risks associated with addressing mental health issues in the workplace.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Recurring Accommodation Requests and Intermittent Leave Management Challenges
  2. ADA and FMLA Errors in Workforce Reductions and Restructuring That You Need to Avoid
  3. Mental Health Issues Under the ADA and FMLA: Avoiding Legal Perils
  4. ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Comp: Failing to Spot Overlapping Obligations

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Product ID 99965

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 3 Total
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  1. Recurring Accommodation Requests and Intermittent Leave Management Challenges

    1. Mistakes to Avoid When Responding to Intermittent Leave Requests
    2. Managing Intermittent Leave and Reduced-Schedule Leave: Top Hurdles
    3. Dealing With Attendance Violations and Excessive Absences
    4. Mishandling Recurring Accommodation Requests: Top Legal Risks
    5. Best Practices to Avoid Retaliation Claims

  2. ADA and FMLA Errors in Workforce Reductions and Restructuring That You Need to Avoid

  3. Mental Health Issues Under the ADA and FMLA: Avoiding Legal Perils

  4. ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Comp: Failing to Spot Overlapping Obligations

    1. The Intersections Between the ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Comp Laws
    2. Determining Coverage and Eligibility - Common Oversights
    3. Recognizing When Employees Qualify for Leave - and They Don't Explicitly Request It
    4. Managing Leave and Accommodation Requests: Top Errors to Avoid
    5. Challenges in Investigating and Addressing Leave Abuse
    6. Secrets to Drafting Thorough Leave and Accommodation Policies

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. HR professionals, accountants, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Elizabeth T Johnston
Elizabeth T.
Johnston
Verrill Dana LLP
Michael J Miles
Michael J.
Miles
Brown & Connery, LLP
Marc L Jacuzzi
Marc L.
Jacuzzi
Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C.
Erik Peters
Erik
Peters
Verrill Dana LLP
Speaker bio
Elizabeth T Johnston

Elizabeth T. Johnston

Verrill Dana LLP
Elizabeth Johnston

is an attorney in the law firm of Verrill Dana LLP. She handles a variety of employment matters including working with businesses of all sizes to ensure that their policies are in compliance with the latest legal updates and are working effectively for the organization in practice. Ms. Johnston also advocates for clients facing claims before state and federal courts, Maine Human Rights Commission, and Maine Workers' Compensation Board. She is a regular contributor to Verrill's Taking Care of HR Business blog. Ms. Johnston earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Maine and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law. She is a member of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, Maine State Bar Association and American Bar Association.

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Michael J Miles

Michael J. Miles

Brown & Connery, LLP
Michael Miles

is a partner at Brown & Connery, LLP. He concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, including the litigation and trial of all manner of business, employment and civil rights disputes. Mr. Miles has experience defending complex contract disputes, banking and financial fraud actions, restrictive covenant and trade secrets actions, business torts and breaches of fiduciary duty, disputes between members of closely held corporations, professional malpractice actions, consumer fraud actions, and shareholder derivative actions. He has also defended employers in all manner of employment disputes, including claims under Title VII, Section 1981, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, NJLAD, NJCEPA and common law in state and federal courts, as well as before the EEOC and NJ Division on Civil Rights. Mr. Miles has also served as local counsel for numerous intellectual property, patent infringement, consumer fraud, breach of contract, franchise, and employment cases. In addition to his litigation practice, he has counseled employers with respect to their obligations under FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, OWBA, wage & hour laws, and WARN for plant closing and mass layoffs, as well as compliance with state employment laws. Mr. Miles has also guided employers in conducting disciplinary actions, terminations, and reductions in force. He has experience drafting employment agreements, employee handbooks, and providing workplace training sessions on harassment and discrimination. He has also assisted employers in obtaining H-1B and L-1 Visas, as well as Permanent Residency Status for foreign employees. Mr. Miles earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Saint Joseph's University and his J.D. degree, with honors, in 2005 from Rutgers University School of Law.

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Marc L Jacuzzi

Marc L. Jacuzzi

Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C.
Marc Jacuzzi

is a director with the firm of Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C., where he focuses on employment law matters. Mr. Jacuzzi represents employers in civil rights actions (including claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and other state discrimination statutes), FMLA and other leave rights, wage & hour class actions, Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims, trade secret misappropriation claims, wage claims, wrongful termination claims, unfair business practices claims, contract disputes, and various tort claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and various other state agencies in various state and federal courts. Mr. Jacuzzi also provides advice and counselling in all areas of employment law. Mr. Jacuzzi earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his J.D. degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Colorado, Colorado Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the San Francisco and Contra Costa County Bar Associations.

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Erik Peters

Erik Peters

Verrill Dana LLP
Erik Peters

is a partner in Verrill Dana LLP's Labor and Employment group. He regularly conducts workplace investigations, advises clients on employment law and human resources compliance issues, and defends companies accused of discrimination or harassment based upon disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, whistleblower retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Additionally, Mr. Peters has successfully represented many individuals who were the victims of discrimination. A significant part of his practice involves conducting workplace investigations. In conjunction with this, Mr. Peters has successfully completed the Association of Workplace Investigators' Training Institute, which teaches the knowledge and skills necessary to perform impartial workplace investigations. He also regularly conducts anti-harassment training for his management side clients and for other attorneys.

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