New FMLA regulations
and
review of FMLA compliance obligations

Thursday, December 11
Guest presenter: Karen Tyner
Ford & Harrison LLP
(Continental breakfast available at 8 a.m. Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to Noon)
SDA members, $75 per person; non-members. $100 per person
Meeting location: SDA office at 1004 South Pine Street, Spartanburg
To register: call 585-1007, or click here for registration form

OVERVIEW

The Department of Labor has recently (on November 14) issued the first major update to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) since the law was first introduced in 1993. The new rules are effective in mid-January, and affect all employers who are covered by the regulation.

On Thursday, December 11, SDA will host a morning workshop that includes a briefing on the new regulations plus a review of FMLA compliance obligations. This workshop will be helpful to FMLA "veterans" and "newbies" alike.

A continental breakfast will be available at 8 a.m. The workshop will convene at 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at Noon. Cost is $75 for SDA members, and $100 for non-members. Advance reservations are required. To register, call the SDA (585-1007), or click here for a form that may be completed and returned by fax.

Karen Tyner of Ford & Harrison LLP will lead this briefing. Karen is one of the Upstate's leading experts on the FMLA. Her work with clients provides insight on how best to administer this complex law.

HIGHLIGHTS

• New FMLA amendments
  • Military Family Leave
  • Qualifying Exigency Leave
  • New leave certification forms
  • FMLA changes resulting from legal decisions
  • FMLA and 'light duty'
  • Defining 'serious health condition'
  • Employer and employee notice obligations
  • Substituting paid leave
  • Medical certification process, and fitness for duty process
    
    
• FMLA review
  • Eligibility and coverage
• Notice requirements
• FMLA and other workplace policies
• Intermittent leave
• FMLA and other laws (workers' comp and ADA)
• Common compliance mistakes

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Karen Tyner is a partner in the Ford & Harrison LLP law firm, and is based in the firm's Spartanburg office. Karen focuses her practice on employment law and litigation, as well as affirmative action requirements. She counsels employers and litigates claims of discrimination and harassment under Title VII, the FMLA, the ADA, the ADEA, other civil rights laws, as well as state law claims of wrongful discharge.

Karen also trains supervisors and managers on how federal and state employment laws affect their business operations. In addition, Karen has presented seminars on employment law to industrial organizations, employer associations, chambers of commerce, and other groups.

She is a member of the Spartanburg County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the North Carolina State Bar and the South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Karen is also on the Board of Directors for the Spartanburg Development Association.  She is also AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

She authored A Guide to ADA/FMLA for the Carolinas (2006) for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Karen was a member of the North Carolina Central University Law Review from 1989 until 1991.

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