903: Stirring the Alphabet Soup: LOA, FMLA and the New ADAAA Regulations
Reduce the risk of liability by deftly interpreting and administering ADA, FMLA, workers’ compensation and other leave laws.
In May 2011, new ADA Amendments Act regulations became effective, providing new guidance and standards to the definition of disabled, and stressing leaves of absence as a reasonable accommodation. In California, employers need to consider as many as six different statutes to determine employee rights and employer obligations. Examine and understand the interplay between workers’ compensation laws, PDA, ADA, FMLA and state family leave insurance to better advise management, meet compliance requirements and reduce liability risk.
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ann co-hosted “The Employee Rights Forum,” a weekly radio call-in show reaching a half-million listeners in the New York City metropolitan area, and her articles have been published in books and magazines.
