Leave in the Time of COVID: Navigating Employee Leave Under FFCRA, FMLA, ADA and Workers' Comp

Why Should You Attend:

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed so much of the world as we knew it. With such an infectious disease, the employee has either been sick or caring for family members who are – or have had to deal with school and child care closings, or so many other issues arising out of COVID. Employees have needed to take time off to deal with these many challenges. In turn, employers have the challenge of running their business and managing employee leave during such turbulent times.

Even more simple leave requests can be complex and nuanced, posing challenges to even the most seasoned Leave Administrators. The possibility of costly, drawn-out litigation, only adds to the stress and pressure. Add to that: most employees making leave requests will be eligible for protection under the FMLA, ADA, and, now, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) among other laws. How does an employer untangle that web? This webinar will explore that and other questions many employers have been asking.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• FMLA, ADA, FFCRA and Workers’ Comp Basics
• Where FMLA, ADA, FFCRA and Workers’ Comp overlap, and where/how they differ;
• Calculation of pay during paid time off under the FFCRA
• How to request and document leave under the FFCRA
• Understanding some of the key provisions in the DOL’s 5 rounds of guidance in the wake of the FFCRA
• What it means to be “unable” to work or telework
• Whether or not intermittent leave under the FFCRA’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA provisions is allowed

Who Will Benefit:

• HR Directors,
• all HR Practitioners,
• CEO’s, Business Owners,
• Senior Managers,
• Leave Administrators,
• Benefits Administrators,
• CFO’s,
• Controllers,
• Payroll/Compensation Officers,
• In-House Counsel

Janette Levey Frisch
Employment and HR Attorney, The Emplawyerologist Firm

Janette Levey Frisch is an attorney with more than 20 years’ legal experience. She works with employers on most employment law issues to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. She authors the firm’s weekly blog, where she discusses issues impacting employers today. She has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.

Ms. Frisch has also spoken and trained on topics, such as criminal background checks in the hiring process, joint employment, severance arrangements, pre-employment screening among many others. She is licensed in New Jersey and New York. In addition, she serves as a Legal Wellness Professional to employers outside New Jersey and New York on almost all federal employment law issues, to enable employees to address workplace challenges before they escalate to litigation or costly audits.

Ms. Frisch is also a contributor to the recently released book, “Hiring Greatness: How to Recruit Your Dream Team and Crush the Competition,” published by John Wiley and Sons, and authored by David E. Perry and Mark J. Haluska.

Janette serves as a Task Force Member of the Institute for Workplace Violence Prevention, an interdisciplinary think tank, dedicated to providing holistic, proactive solutions to employers serious about promoting a safe workplace.

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