Absence and Leave Issues Registration
Registration Form
Absence and Leave Issues
November 6-7, 2024
Instructor: Barbara Haga
Location: In-person (Silver Spring, MD) OR Online via Zoom for Government
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST
Day 1: Leave Administration
The first day of course covers various types of leave that HR practitioners are called on to deal with as questions arise regarding employee attendance and absence issues. The session will cover common types of leave such as annual leave, sick leave, Leave Without Pay, and leave transfer, with a particular emphasis on administering sick leave, obtaining acceptable medical certification, and controlling abuse. Other types of absence, such as absence under Workers’ Compensation, court leave, and military leave will also be included. Relevant MSPB decisions concerning use of the various types of leave will be reviewed. The final session of the course will cover actions tied to excessive absence, inability to perform, and other attendance-related adverse action issues.
Day 2: Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Law and Policy
The second day of the course covers the issues that a practitioner needs to know to properly administer FMLA for Federal employees and to advise regarding personnel actions that implicate FMLA. The course covers the basics of eligibility and notice requirements, to the definition of serious health condition and how that has been interpreted by the MSPB. Requirements for medical certification are reviewed in detail. The course examines the use of intermittent leave under FMLA. Substitution of paid leave for FMLA is covered as well as use of Paid Parental Leave for birth and adoption. The final segment of the course reviews a variety of MSPB cases which involved discipline connected with FMLA.
Pricing
One Day: $800 per registrant
Bundled: $1,400 per registrant for both days – save $200
Registration Instructions
Please fill and submit the form below. Our team will be in touch regarding payment instructions and to provide further information. Please see important notes below the form.
Gilbert Training Group, LLC
8403 Colesville Rd., Ste. 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Disclaimers – Please Read
- Credit card will be charged tuition approximately one week prior to the training, with receipts to the cardholder no later than the first date of training.
- Purchase document invoices will be submitted on the last date of training with net 30 days terms.
- Cancellations: Registration can only be cancelled by COB 10/23/2024, two weeks prior to the start of the training. Tuition has not been charged yet at this time, so refunds are not necessary.
- Rescheduling requests after this deadline are subject to a $50 administrative fee. Substitutes with another student attending are limited to one sub filling in the original registrants’ registration dates.
- There are no refunds, and no credit issued for partial attendance or ‘no-show’ of confirmed students’ tuitions.
- Gilbert Training Group, LLC reserves the right to cancel. In the event that happens, you will receive a full refund of any fee charged.
- IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an email confirmation from Gilbert Training Group within seven days of submission YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED. Call us immediately. Registrations confirmed subject to space availability.
- Individual CLE applications and filing fees are the responsibility of each attorney attendee. Travel arrangements are the responsibility of the attendee.