Agenda

Advanced Issues In Leave Management Certificate Program Workshop - AGENDA - Part One: Federal Legal Framework Module 1: Americans with Disabilities Act • ADA Requirements and Prohibitions • Top ADA Problem Areas • 2025 cases • Rehabilitation Act • GINA and ADA Intersections Video Case Study and Discussion: • Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Part I Module 2: Family and Medical Leave Act • FMLA Requirements and Prohibitions • Top FMLA Issues • 2025 FMLA Cases and Opinion Letters • How to Enforce Employee Responsibilities Interactive Exercise: • Analysis of Advanced Issues in FMLA Compliance Module 3: Pregnancy and Lactation Discrimination and Accommodation • Federal pregnancy and lactation discrimination and accommodation: prohibitions and requirements – Pregnancy Discrimination Act – PUMP Act – Pregnant Workers Fairness Act • Top Pregnancy Issues Video Case Study and Analysis: • Lactation Harassment? Module 4: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act • USERRA protections and requirements • ADA and USERRA Reasonable Accommodations • Top USERRA Issues Video Case Study and Analysis: • Problems in An Open Office Module 5: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act • COBRA mandates • 2025 litigation and enforcement trends Interactive Exercise: • Dealing With COBRA Challenges Part Two: Review of State Legal Framework Module 6: Workers’ Compensation • Coverage and exceptions • Strategies for Risk Management Case Study: • Advanced Workers Compensation Module 7: State Family and Medical Leave Laws • State temporary disability laws • State family and medical leave laws – Adoption Leave – School activities • Bereavement leave • Medical donor leave • Paid sick time/earned leave laws • Military family leave Module 8: State Accommodation Laws • Disability accommodation • Pregnancy accommodation Part Three: Putting It Together Module 9: Intersecting Leaves and Accommodations • Handling Conflicting Accommodations • Analytical Framework for Intersecting Leaves and Accommodations • Workers Compensation and FMLA • Workers Compensation, FMLA, and ADA • PDA, PWFA, ADA, and FMLA • USERRA, ADA, and FMLA • Don't Forget COBRA! Case Study and Interactive Exercise: • Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Part II • Intersecting Leaves and Accommodations Case Studies Module 10: Course Wrap Up • Key Points Review • Action Steps Beyond The Program