HR Training Center Guide
One leave request can fall under four laws at once. An injured employee may be on workers' compensation, entitled to FMLA leave, owed an accommodation under the ADA, and covered by a state law as well. This guide brings together everything on HRTrainingCenter.com about managing leave and accommodation as one process.
The first section explains the laws and how they overlap. The second covers the day-to-day work of intake, tracking, documentation and return to work. The third helps you choose training. Two companion guides go deeper on single laws: the FMLA Guide and the ADA and Accommodation Guide.
Start here
What leave management is, which laws shape it, and how an employer runs requests from intake to return to work.
Read the overviewStage 1
Which laws apply, to whom, and what happens when more than one applies to the same absence.
USERRA explained for HR: who is covered, the five-year limit, return-to-work deadlines, the escalator position, benefits and discharge protection.
Read the article ?Sick leave laws by state for HR: which states require paid sick leave, how accrual and caps work, a state-by-state chart and policy design tips.
Read the article ?Stage 2
How to run leave as one process: intake, classification, policy, tracking, benefits during leave, and return to work.
How to run a no-fault attendance policy without counting FMLA, ADA, PWFA, sick leave or military absences as points, with screening steps and sample wording.
Read the article ?Four fictional scenarios show how overlapping leave laws apply together: FMLA, ADA, PWFA, workers' compensation, USERRA and state law, step by step.
Read the article ?Stage 3
How leave certifications and training compare, when to outsource, and who our advanced course is for.
Compare leave management certification options: DMEC's CLMS, the CPDM, online designations and instructor-led certificate programs, and how to pick one.
Read the article ?Weighing leave administration services against an in-house team? Compare the models, what vendors do, what stays with the employer, and the questions to ask.
Read the article ?Comparing leave management software? See what it automates well, the legal judgments it cannot make, questions to ask in a demo, and where training fits.
Read the article ?Compare the two-day advanced leave management course with the three-day FMLA, ADA and PWFA certificate program: who each is for, coverage and how to choose.
Read the article ?A two-day, instructor-led advanced seminar, in person or by video conference, that works through realistic cases where several laws apply at once. It presumes basic knowledge of the statutes.
The place to start if you need the foundations of each law before the advanced course.
It is the process an employer uses to receive leave and accommodation requests, decide which laws apply, communicate with the employee, track time, continue benefits and return the employee to work. Our employer guide to leave management explains each step.
Often more than one. The FMLA, the ADA, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, workers' compensation and state leave laws can all apply to the same absence, and the employee generally receives the benefit of each law that covers them. Our articles on overlapping leave laws show how to work through it.
The PWFA covers employers with 15 or more employees and requires reasonable accommodation of known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions unless it would cause undue hardship. Our employer guide to the PWFA covers the details and the current status of the regulation.
Several organizations offer leave management credentials and certificates. Our comparison article describes the main options and what each one signifies.
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