Meeting/Event Information

“You need intermittent FMLA leave for Arachnophobia?”: Best Practices for Managing Recurring Challenges With Employee Leaves of Absence.
Presented by: Jeffrey M. Beemer, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Most seasoned HR professionals have experienced an employee leave issue they would like to forget. This one hour seminar will address some of the most common employee leave issues, including: • Managing intermittent leave under the FMLA; • Addressing employee fraud and abuse of FMLA leave; • Unpaid leaves of absence under the ADA; • Caregiver leave; and • Avoiding retaliation claims

The seminar will include an update on recent case law in these areas and discuss practical approaches to maintain compliance with the law when confronting these and other challenging issues. 

Schedule: Doors open at 7:00 am for registration and networking. Buffet breakfast begins at 7:20 am, and the presentation starts promptly at 8:00 am. 

Breakfast:

• Members: $18 by end of business Wednesday, August 20, $24 afterwards. 
• Students: $9 by end of business Wednesday, August 20, $12 afterwards.
• Future Members: $29 by end of business Wednesday, August 20, $35 afterwards. *(See below)
  

This program has been awarded 1 hour of HR recertification credit. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Please thank our sponsor Dickinson Wright for making this event possible:

Biography: Jeffrey M. Beemer is a Member in Dickinson Wright’s Nashville office. He concentrates his practice in the area of employment law and litigation under Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA). He has extensive experience representing employers in matters before the EEOC and the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. He provides daily advice and counseling to employers on a variety of state and federal employment laws. He also counsels employers on issues such as management and employee training, enforcement of non-compete covenants, employment contracts, and drafting and implementing employment policies and handbooks.

 * Up to $45 of any Guest registration may be applied towards a 1 year MT|SHRM Membership within 60 days of the event attended.  Please call Shannan at (615) 499-5150 to take advantage.