Navigate Family and Medical Leave Act requirements
What you'll be able to do
•Recognize when an employee's situation may qualify as FMLA leave, including for their own condition or a family member's
•Understand eligibility basics: the employer size, hours-worked, and length-of-service thresholds
•Handle a leave request correctly, including notice, certification, and the interaction with other leave and accommodations
•Protect an employee's job-restoration and anti-retaliation rights throughout the leave
Who it's for
Managers who receive leave requests directly and HR staff who administer them, plus owners of businesses approaching or above the FMLA size threshold. Useful for any supervisor who wants to avoid mishandling a leave conversation.
What changes on the job
•Potentially qualifying leave situations recognized instead of missed
•Requests handled with correct notice and certification steps
•Reduced risk of the interference and retaliation claims that come from mishandled leave
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No. It generally applies to employers of a certain size, and employees must meet service and hours thresholds. The course covers those basics so you can tell when it is even in play, and points you to HR for close calls.
How long is the lesson?
About 20 minutes, self-paced. Managers often review it when a leave request lands on their desk.
How does this relate to the ADA and workers' comp courses?
Leave situations frequently overlap. A single case can touch FMLA, ADA accommodation, and workers' comp at once. This course covers the FMLA piece and flags where the others intersect.