By Susan Schoenfeld, JD
Have you ever wondered whether the leave you approved was really allowed under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? What about accepting questionable medical certifications? How can you properly (and effectively) question FMLA medical certification when it seems that something just isn’t right?
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These and many other questions were answered recently during BLR’s FMLA master class, conducted by attorneys Kevin McCormick, Peter Guattery, and David Stevens of the law firm Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston, LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland. The 1-day conference covered a number of FMLA hot topics, such as:
- FMLA eligibility—getting it right under the new rules;
- Managing serious health conditions and medical certification;
- Intermittent FMLA leave management;
- Meeting FMLA notification deadlines, curbing abuse, and preventing claims; and
- Coordinating the FMLA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, workers’ compensation, and state family leave laws.
During the conference, there were many great questions—the following is just a selection: