FMLA Compliance Training And FMLA Certificate Courses

Learn The FMLA Requirements For Employers - Plus Earn An FMLA Certificaton!

When the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was passed, it was touted as one of the greatest bipartisan acts of the late 20th century. A win for the American worker, FMLA allowed employees to take unpaid leave in order to care for immediate family members in their charge without penalty from their employer.

What no one could anticipate was how complicated the rules and use of FMLA would be. For instance: Who is considered an immediate family member? How does a company cover someone's workload when he or she is gone? Can an employee use FMLA in pieces or must it be used all at once? For HR professionals, FMLA certification training is vital to the legal and ethical administration of FMLA leave.

FMLA Basics For Managers: What Is FMLA? How Does FMLA work? Tips For FMLA Leave Management

FMLA is the acronym for the Family and Medical Leave Act. Passed in 1993, the FMLA requires certain employers to allow eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leaves for certain family and medical events, such as:

• Birth of a child
• Placement of a child for adoption or foster care
• Care of a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition
• Inability of the employee to perform the functions of his or her job because of a serious health condition
• "Qualifying exigency" (managing family affairs related to certain family members being on active duty or being notified of an impending call or order to active duty, or being deployed or called to deployment to a foreign country)

With respect to these events, the law generally provides a minimum benefit of 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a single 12-month period. Unfortunately for many FMLA Administrators, employees can request FMLA leave for just a single day - and often only on Fridays or Mondays - so employers have to track intermittent use, as well as investigate potential fraud, all while staying within the bounds of the law! Yes, it is complicated, but we have the FMLA training courses that can help.

Recommended Training For FMLA Leave Management

From seminars to webinars to online courses, HRTrainingCenter offers a variety of FMLA compliance training courses. Read below for more information, or select one of our 'Recommended Courses' or the search box to find your desired FMLA training course for FMLA leave management compliance tips.

You Will Learn The Following With Our FMLA Certification Compliance Training Courses

From in-person FMLA training seminars to online courses, webcasts, audio conferences, and other FMLA certificate coursework leading to the "Certified FMLA Administrator" designation, HRTrainingCenter.com can help you learn more about your FMLA compliance requirements, including:

• Who is covered and why
• Employee Eligibility And Leave Entitlement
• Paid and unpaid leave options
• Intermittent and reduced-schedule leaves
• Special rules for school employees
• Employer posting requirements
• Notifications
• Communicating with employees who are out of work
• Medical Certifications
• Fitness-for-duty testing
• FMLA Return-to-work options
• FMLA job and benefits restoration
• Tracking leave
• Ending Leave
• Strategies for identifying FMLA abuse, how to effectively document FMLA to confront abusers, and how to take effective steps managing FMLA abuse investigations
• Recent changes to the FMLA that make it easier for employers to curb FMLA abuse
• How to leverage your internal resources to prevent FMLA abuse
• How to identify FMLA - abuse and the individuals you need to involve in an internal investigation
• The basic steps in how to conduct an effective investigation and how to acquire physical, documentary, and testimonial evidence
• Documentation strategies that protect your organization
• Other FMLA leave management compliance tips