Blurred Lines: The Intersection of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation

WHY ATTEND

Categorizing an employee situation as only FMLA, only ADA, or only Workers Comp requirements without consideration of the others can bring costly litigation on your organization.

That’s why we’ve arranged this must-attend webinar with our employment law presenter, Anniken Davenport. She will discuss what every manager and HR professional needs to know about dealing with employees who may be entitled to FMLA leave, reasonable accommodations or workers compensation benefits (or all of the above!)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Attend this fast-paced, information-packed session to learn:

• How to examine and evaluate each situation under the scope of FMLA, ADA, Pregnancy
• Discrimination Act (PDA), workers comp and local laws.
• Why determining that an employee’s request falls only under FMLA and failing reexamining the situation as it changes is a HUGE mistake.
• How to comply with a crop of new guidelines for accommodating pregnant workers under the
• FMLA and the ADA and light duty assignments in general.
• Some of the many situations that require allowances for frequent breaks, including new mothers, diabetic employees, etc.
• Why a rule that provides for automatic termination for those who have used up available FMLA and other leave may be an automatic ADA violation.
• Why just about any minor living with your employee qualifies the employee for FMLA leave to care for the child regardless of blood or marriage.
• Why refusing to hire an applicant with a history of workplace injuries violates state workers’ compensation laws and the ADA.
• The bottom line: If this program helps you avoid even a single employment law misstep in the coming year, your investment of time and money will be repaid many times over.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Anniken Davenport holds an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins, a JD from Penn State and a license to practice law in Pennsylvania. She has over 30 years’ experience as a litigator, educator and negotiator. Her career includes private and government labor and employment law practice, including advising and representing governmental units in labor negotiations and contract formation. She has worked for the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor as an attorney and the Pennsylvania School Board Association as a labor negotiator and trainer.

She has defended various government departments in discrimination, workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation cases. In addition, she has authored textbooks for undergraduate students, taught employment and labor law at Penn State University, Wilson College and the Harrisburg Area Community College, and written and edited newsletters and books on a wide variety of employment and labor topics.

Certification

This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hour(s) through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) & Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).