Navigating the Interplay of the FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp (and Beyond)

Laura M. Fant | Proskauer Rose LLP

Laura Fant is a special employment law counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department and co-administrative leader of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Practice Group. Her practice is dedicated to providing clients with practical solutions to common (and uncommon) employment concerns, with a focus on legal compliance, risk management and mitigation strategies, and workplace culture considerations.

Laura regularly counsels clients across numerous industries on a wide variety of employment matters involving recruitment and hiring, employee leave and reasonable accommodation issues, performance management, and termination of employment. She also advises on preparing, implementing and enforcing employment and separation agreements, employee handbooks and company policies, as well as provides training on topics including discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Laura is a frequent contributor to Proskauer’s Law and the Workplace blog and The Proskauer Brief podcast.

I. Provide a summary of the various types of federal, state and local employee leave and disability laws that may be in play when an employee (or their family member) requires time away for medical reasons | 2:00pm – 2:20pm

II. Discuss how these laws will commonly overlap and interact | 2:20pm – 2:40pm

III. Address the challenges faced by multi-state employers in administering disability and leave laws | 2:40pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

IV. Highlight common pitfalls and misconceptions that may increase the risk of employer liability | 3:10pm – 3:25pm

V. Offer guidance on how best to achieve compliance and minimize risk | 3:25pm – 3:40pm