FMLA Cheat Codes and ADA Hacks to Facilitate Leave Administration

The Employer Handbook

FMLA Hacks

• The importance of call-in procedures and practical pointers on what your call-in procedures should look like.
• Don’t make exceptions to the manner in which your employees report their absence, as you may lose the chance to enforce your call-in procedures.
• Certification as an effective tool to understand need for leave and curb misuse
• Tackling Intermittent leave

ADA Cheat Codes

• In a nod to our friend David Fram, how the five words, “How can I help you?” should effectively begin every interactive discussion about a workplace accommodation. 
• If an accommodation is reasonable on its face and is easy to put in place, just do it!
• Fixing the roadblocks in the accommodation process – how do you address the manager who naysays any accommodation consideration (and how HR must come to the rescue), the need for creativity in identifying accommodations, and the importance of considering a trial period, especially for remote work
• Understanding the parameters for obtaining fitness for duty in today’s workplace

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