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LOCATION: The Ritz Carlton Phoenix 2401 Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-468-0700
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><span style="color:#1c1c1c">ABOUT THE PROGRAM</span><br /> The Family and Medical Leave Act has been a part of the workplace for more than a decade, so it&#39;s gotten easier for HR to administer, right?</strong> Not so. Confusing regulations, coupled with numerous recent changes at both the legislative and regulatory levels and conflicting court decisions, ensure that FMLA continues to be one of the biggest compliance headaches for employers.</p>  <p><strong>Let us help you clarify the confusion surrounding the numerous legislative and regulatory changes </strong>to the Family and Medical Leave Act and get answers to all your FMLA questions at this advanced-level seminar just for Arizona employers.</p>  <p><strong>Register now for the one-day seminar, and you&#39;ll learn: </strong></p>  <ul> 	<li>The latest expansion, so you <strong>don&#39;t risk noncompliance </strong></li> 	<li>What <strong>recent FMLA court decisions </strong>really mean, so you can adjust your policies accordingly</li> 	<li>Why FMLA record-keeping continues to trip up even the savviest human resource managers, and effective solutions to <strong>avoid similar mistakes </strong></li> 	<li>How to tame the intermittent leave and reduced schedule beasts, and <strong>put a stop to abuse and fraud </strong></li> 	<li>How FMLA, ADA, and your state&#39;s leave and workers&#39; comp laws overlap, so you <strong>don&#39;t violate any statute</strong></li> 	<li><strong>What to expect when an employee&#39;s expecting</strong>, so you can balance your business needs with her personal requirements, all within the spirit and letter of the law</li> 	<li>How to judge a &quot;serious health condition&quot; the way a real judge would, and <strong>eliminate disputes </strong>about what does and doesn&#39;t constitute it</li> </ul>  <p><strong>SEMINAR FEE</strong></p>  <ul> 	<li>Just <strong>$397</strong> per person</li> 	<li>Just <strong>$297</strong> for each additional person from your organization</li> </ul>  <p><strong>Please Note: </strong>Please Note: This program has been approved for <strong>6.25 recertification credit hours </strong>through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute web site at <a href="http://www.hrci.org/">www.hrci.org</a>.</p>  <p><strong>Your Workshop Faculty:</strong><br /> Now you can get answers to your most complex FMLA questions from authorities on leave law in your state. These highly respected attorneys will encourage you to ask questions and present your own situations for discussion.</p>  <p class="style67"><strong>Dinita James </strong>has extensive experience litigating complex matters in state and federal court, including large employment discrimination class actions and wage and hour collective actions. She also represents employers in defense of individual cases arising under anti-discrimination, whistleblower protection and anti-retaliation laws and in enforcement of non-competition and other restrictive covenants.<br /> <br /> <strong>Chris McFadden</strong> focuses his practice on defending employers and municipalities in discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination litigation. Chris also counsels employers on a number of issues, including policies and procedures, wage and hour, employee contracts, leave, safety, trade secrets, discipline and discharge, privacy and federal labor laws.</p>  <p class="style67"><strong>Maria L. Reed</strong> graduated from the University of Georgia&#39;s Terry College of Business with a bachelor&#39;s degree in economics and is a certified FMLA administrator. She has been working in the FMLA division of F&amp;H Solutions Group since March 2011. As the main contact for the Human Resources department of many of FHSG&#39;s clients, she helps employers comply with the FMLA, manage their employees, and refine and clarify their leave of absence policies.</p> 
SUMMARY:"2012 FMLA Master Class for Arizona Employers: Overcome Compliance and Employee Leave Challenges" Presented by HR Hero - Phoenix, Arizona 
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