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The FMLA, ADA and PWFA: What Employers Need to Know (On-Demand)

General Credits:
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$199.00

Course Description

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) involve many nuances and complexities. Intermittent FMLA leave and remote work are particularly thorny issues. New challenges include accommodations for neurodiverse employees and those with mental health concerns. The PWFA and its expansive regulations issued in April 2024 provide new and complex protections for pregnant workers. Whether you are learning these topics for the first time or need a refresher, join us for an entertaining and informative look at the nuts and bolts of these federal leave and accommodation laws, as well as related state/local laws and current developments and trends.

Syllabus

  1. The Family and Medical Leave Act: ABC’s and traps for the unwary
  2. The Americans with Disabilities Act: the fundamentals and the latest accommodation trends
  3. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act: the newest form of reasonable accommodation
  4. State and local laws: mini-FMLA laws, paid sick/safe time, paid leave for any purpose, state funded family leave.

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Teresa Burke Wright, Esq., Vanessa H. Eisemann, Esq.
Original Date Of Course

General Credits

2
Teresa Burke Wright, Esq.
Teresa Burke Wright, Esq.
Teresa Burke Wright, Esq. is a principal at Jackson Lewis P.C. in the Washington, D.C. Region office, where she serves as a seasoned litigator representing employers of all sizes in employment litigation and administrative proceedings. She maintains expertise in disability, leave, and health management issues, counseling employers daily on matters including discrimination, accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act, workplace investigations, and personnel policy development.
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Vanessa H. Eisemann, Esq.
Vanessa H. Eisemann, Esq.
Vanessa H. Eisemann, Esq. is of counsel at Jackson Lewis P.C. in the Washington, D.C. region, where she advises management and human resources professionals on employment law matters, with over a decade of experience representing clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and providing training on employment law topics. She previously served as a supervisor in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the General Counsel, leading a national team of attorneys on employment, civil rights, and labor law issues, and has litigated employment cases in federal and state courts.
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