Go Beyond Leave Law
Compliance and Master the FMLA!

The FMLA presents a huge range of challenges for the HR Professional. Dealing with certification requests, handling paperwork, minimizing the impact on productivity and morale, and ensuring compliance throughout the FMLA process can be frustrating and overwhelming.

In 2008, the winds of change are blowing over the FMLA. President Bush has already approved changes in the FMLA for military families, and the Department of Labor may well be issuing changes before the year is out.

ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGES IN THE FMLA?

How are you supposed to manage your current FMLA challenges, while keeping up to date on compliance updates and emerging trends in the FMLA?

Attend the First Annual FMLA Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 12-13, 2008. This program will provide you with the essential compliance updates you need, as well as best practices to minimize the frustrations of handling FMLA leave.

Enlightening Keynote Presentations:

The Future of the FMLA: Emerging Trends and Regulatory Changes: From the military leave expansion to the proposed changes from the Department of Labor, the FMLA is evolving. Acquire an update on current changes, recent case law, and emerging trends you need to know to ensure compliance.

Preventing Intermittent Leave from Making Your Organization Sick: Intermittent leave is consistently rated as one of the largest employer problems with managing FMLA leave. Our speaker will give you vital updates on ensuring compliance as well as minimizing the headaches of handling intermittent leave.

Other Conference Highlights:

• Managing Employee Certification and Notification Requirements: This session will give you a clear look at handling the most complex certification and notification issues, including paperwork and timing issues, dealing with uncooperative employees, and taking a look at the serious notification issues popping up in today's litigation.
• Preventing FMLA Misuse and Abuse: Employees who take advantage of the FMLA can make a huge negative impact on your organization. In this session, you will acquire the answers you need to reduce employee misuse of FMLA leave, and handle abuse situations as they occur.
• Handling Difficult Benefit Issues for Employees on Leave: This outstanding session will provide you with up-to-date information on handling benefits for employees on leave. From changing or maintaining benefits while employees are out to coordinating COBRA and managing holiday pay, bonuses, and salary increases—this session will give you the answers you need.
• Preventing the Most Common FMLA Mistakes: Recent case law can show you the danger areas where employers most often make mistakes. Learn from the litigation history on what not to do when it comes to managing leave.
• Avoiding the Employment Law Overlap Traps: The FMLA would be a lot easier to manage if it did not overlap with other employment laws. Start untangling the web of employment laws that can impact employee leaves so you can avoid costly liability.

Hear from an Outstanding Speaker Lineup Including:

Kathleen M. Paustian, Esq., Partner
GONZALEZ SAGGIO & HARLAN, LLP

Elayna J. Youchah, Esq., Shareholder
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, P.C.

Anthony L. Hall, Esq., Shareholder
HALE LANE PEEK DENNISON AND HOWARD

Robert L. Rosenthal, Esq., Partner
HOWARD AND HOWARD

Wendy M. Krincek, Esq., Shareholder
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Andrew Rempfer, Esq., Attorney
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Dora V. Lane, Esq., Attorney
HALE LANE PEEK DENNISON AND HOWARD

Christian Zinn , Esq., Attorney
LEWIS & ROCA, LLP

If you are interested in attending the 2008 Nevada FMLA Conference, please sign up here for updates and promotional offers.

Don't miss your chance to meet senior-level decision makers in Human Resources and Benefits from employers in both the public and private sector in Nevada.

Contact Lanette Hanson, Sponsorship/Exhibition Marketing Director, at 704-561-0242 or lhanson@counciloned.com for further details.