Adapting to Changes in the FMLA And ADA, Controlling Workers' Compensation Claims

Scheduled For: 4/02/2009

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Special expanded edition: 2 hours on the same day. 
April 2, 2009

Adapting Your Personnel Practices To Recent Changes In The FMLA And ADA

January 2009 brought dramatic changes in the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act.  Amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act took effect on January 1, 2009 and reversed several Supreme Court rulings and significantly broadened the potential scope of the Act.   On January 16, 2009, the new U.S. Department of Labor regulations  on the Family and Medical Leave Act became effective.  These regulations substantially modify the way human resources directors must manage Family and Medical Leave issues.   In this seminar, attorneys from Sands Anderson will offer insights and direction concerning best practices that should be followed to meet the challenges and requirements of these major legislative changes.

You will learn:

• How amendments have broadened the scope of the ADA.
• Why the duty of reasonable accommodation has become even more critical.
• How FMLA now imposes stringent obligations for notification of rights and responsibilities.
• Why it's even more important to keep accurate and timely leave records.

Tips to Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs

In tough economic times, employers everywhere are looking for ways to reduce expenses.  Workers' Compensation claims and expenses can significantly alter the bottom line on a company's profit and loss statement.  In this seminar, Workers' Compensation attorneys from Sands Anderson Marks & Miller will offer tips, suggestions and best personnel practices to follow when implementing methods to reduce Workers' Compensation claims and worker costs.

Faculty:

P. Dawn Bishop - Ms. Bishop is counsel with the Workers' Compensation practice group. She has represented employers in WC cases for the last 20 years of her practice.

Cecil H. Creasey - Mr. Creasey is chair of the Workers' Compensation team at the firm and a recognized authority on claims and compensation. He has been listed the last two years in the Virginia Business magazine's Virginia Legal Elite for his regulatory practice  

C. Michael DeCamps - Mr. DeCamps is a recognized leader in employment law for his 25-year career of advising employers and executives about employment matters, having appeared in the Virginia Business Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.

Phyllis C. Katz - Ms. Katz is one of Virginia's best known employment lawyers and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including the 2008 Lewis B. Powell, Jr., Pro Bono Award from the Virginia State Bar and installation as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation in 2009.

Location:  The Place at Innsbbrook, Henrico, VA

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