Each year the federal Family and Medical Leave Act helps millions of American workers cope with serious health conditions or care for ill family members. But you know the law has a dark side — abuse of leave. Do you feel helpless to control unwarranted FMLA absenteeism?

FMLA misuse means poor productivity, low workplace morale, and increased stress for managers.

FMLA opens the exit doors for unscrupulous workers who take advantage of the law, and your company, by requesting leave for not-so-serious health problems — or worse, by taking intermittent leave for conditions like “Monday/Friday-itis.” Unfortunately, the law’s vague language only makes it harder for you as a manager to police. Let our expert instructor shed new light on the law’s provisions.

Employers have rights, too! Now is the time to tackle FMLA abuse.

Enroll in this information-packed training, "How to Prevent FMLA Abuse,” and learn strategies to make sure only your employees who truly need FMLA are the ones taking advantage of it.

• Learn common ways employees abuse FMLA
• Understand what your company’s legal rights are under FMLA
• Find out company policies that should be adopted to discourage abuse
• Find out the medical certificates employees must provide and what you can do if they don’t
• Learn about employee privacy rights and how you can request a second medical opinion under FMLA
• Understand what you can legally do when an employee fails to return from leave
• Learn how to terminate an employee on FMLA leave and do it without facing charges of retaliation
• Pick up tips for managing staffing when employees take intermittent leave
• Discover how to catch employees defrauding your company using FMLA

About Your Trainer: Jodie-Beth Galos

Jodie-Beth Galos is widely regarded by organizations large and small alike as an employment law expert who has an uncanny talent for taking complex compliance issues and presenting them in easy-to-understand terms. Galos has an extensive background in employment law, having practiced with two nationally known law firms before moving into corporate positions at Shearson Lehman/American Express and Saks Fifth Avenue.