Sessions
Concurrent Session
He’s Not Here: Deciding Whether to Reinstate, Replace, Accommodate or Terminate Absent Employees
Congressional B
Tuesday 03/15/2016 09:15 AM - 10:45 AM
1.50 SHRM PDCs, 1.50 HR Credit
| Competencies: HR Expertise, Critical Evaluation
| Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
You will learn best practices for handling the complex FMLA/ADA/workers’ compensation conundrum.
Perpetually absent employees: How can your organization comply with its wide-ranging legal obligations when a worker is injured and unable to work? When must your organization hold the person’s job for reinstatement? When must your organization accommodate by changing the essential functions? When should your organization offer light duty, and how? When can your organization terminate under your attendance policy? Realistically evaluating your organization’s exposure is critical to your business. In this session, you will:
- Learn how to reconcile competing duties and obligations under the ADA, the FMLA, the PDA, workers’ compensation and your organization’s policies.
- Learn how to effectively prevent abuse of your organization’s time-off practices and protocols.
- Learn how to make tough business decisions, without opening the door to crippling legal exposures.
