Bonuses Under the FMLA (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 410419EAU

Description

Keep your company compliant when dealing with the effect of FMLA upon bonuses.On the one hand, the FMLA prohibits employers from interfering with an employee’s right to FMLA leave. On the other hand, should an employer have to pay a full bonus to an employee who was absent due to FMLA leave? Regulations and case law have developed and shifted since the FMLA’s passage in 1993. This topic reviews the tension between the FMLA and bonus programs, the changing law, and practical approaches to making bonus programs both effective incentives and FMLA compliant.

Date: 2023-05-23 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Introductions

Family Medical Leave Act
• General Overview
• Covered Employers/Employees
• FMLA Protections

Bonuses Under FMLA
• Old Approach to Bonuses (Sommer v. Vanguard)
• Revisions Addressing Bonuses Under FMLA (Clemens v. Moody’s)
• Escalator Principle (De Oliveria v. Cairo-Durham Central School District)

Commissions Under FMLA
• New York Rule
• FMLA Application

AIPB ,ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,HR Certification Institute ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Gregory B. Reilly, Esq.-Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, Corinne E. Tierney – Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Bonuses Under the FMLA (OnDemand Webinar)

$209.00

SKU: 401834EAU

Description

Keep your company compliant when dealing with the effect of FMLA upon bonuses.Most managers, employees, and HR professionals are confident that FMLA leave can’t be used against them, even if they know little else about the FMLA. Generally speaking, that’s right. But many further assume that general principle means FMLA leave can’t be used to disqualify employees from receiving bonuses or other financial incentives. Sometimes that’s right, but many times it’s not. The FMLA rules for distinguishing between permissible and impermissible bonus decisions have changed over the years, but the old rules continue to crop up, and employees continue to advance new arguments. This topic explores and explains compliant bonus qualification standards, helps identify potential dispute scenarios, and prepares you to explain and defend your bonus programs in individual employment situations.

Date: 2019-10-28 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

The Easy Part • Known FMLA Bonus Principles
• The Letter of the Law • Applicable Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
• Things Left Unsaid – What Is Equivalent Leave Status?
• Another Thing Left Unsaid • Differentiating Between a Bonus and a Benefit

The Harder Cases • Real World Disputes
• Employer Violations
• Employee Overreaches

The Best Defense Is a Good Offense • Educating and Talking to Employees Before Arguments Arise
• Building Sensible Touch-Points Into the Leave Administration Process
• Optimal Messaging

No Credit Available

Joseph C. Pettygrove-Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP