When an employee or their family member faces a serious health condition, the standard twelve weeks of job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may not be enough. But what happens when those twelve weeks are exhausted? Understanding how to navigate extended leave requests while remaining compliant with federal regulations is crucial for employers. This webinar will provide practical guidance on managing extended absences, including how FMLA interacts with other laws and company policies.
Join us as we explore how to correctly calculate FMLA leave, manage leave extension requests, and assess your responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and workers' compensation laws. You’ll also gain clarity on handling challenging scenarios—such as requests for indefinite leave—and when it's legally permissible to terminate employment due to a failure to return. Don't let uncertainty put your organization at risk—learn how to protect your company while supporting your employees.
Why should You Attend?
This webinar is essential for HR professionals, compliance officers, and managers who need to confidently manage extended leave situations and reduce legal exposure while maintaining empathy and consistency.
Who Will Benefit?
HR professionals, Compliance officers, and managers.
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Lauren Sobaski is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. She focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, drafting policies and procedures, and wage and hour law.
Before engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Most recently, Lauren was a human resource consultant at Paychex, where she provided human resource management to 75 businesses operating in 20 states. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues.
Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the United States Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.
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