The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is the most significant federal worker protection legislation passed by Congress in many years, and it fills serious gaps in prior federal leave and accommodation legislation with regard to the rights of pregnant workers. Under the PWFA, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is charged with implementing and enforcing the law's requirements. Carol R. Miaskoff, Legal Counsel to the EEOC, who led the EEOC's work on the development of the PWFA regulations, will share important perspectives about this watershed legislation, and the EEOC's commitment to it. We'll also discuss the practical aspects of the regulations and share insights about the scope of the PWFA and its impact on state and local pregnancy accommodation laws.

• Understand EEOC's important perspective about the PWFA and the EEOC's commitment to it, hearing firsthand from the leader of the EEOC responsible for implementing the PWFA, including development of regulations.
• Understand the scope of the PWFA and its impact on state and local pregnancy accommodation laws
• Understand the practical aspects of the regulation and what you need to do as an employer with 15 or more employees.

Leave administration is complex and getting more complicated by the day. What happens if an employer fails to satisfy their obligations related to a Family and Medical Leave Law (FMLA) request or doesn't recognize an employee's need for FMLA leave? What options do they have? In this session, we will cover a variety of scenarios -- such as retroactive designations, sending notices after the fact, whether or not employees have suffered harm, and more -- and ask attendees to vote on how the employer should proceed. We'll also walk through the applicable compliance requirements and offer tips on how you could proceed if you ever found yourself in similar circumstances.

• Attendees will be able to identify when they have potentially failed to meet an employer obligation under FMLA.
• Attendees will be able to identify the compliance requirements applicable to a failure to satisfy an employer obligation under FMLA.
• Attendees will be able to identify how to proceed when they determine that they have failed to meet an employer obligation under FMLA.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interactive process is not always easy, and leave managers are often challenged with difficult requests from employees needing accommodations due to their disability. In this session, we will present various ADA interactive process scenarios, based on recent legislation and court rulings, and will demonstrate how to prepare for ADA-related conversations, share examples of different workplace accommodation requests, provide practical guidance on how to address difficult accommodation needs, and reveal consequences for incorrectly administering the interactive process.

• In this presentation, attendees will learn how to prepare for the ADA interactive process and their legal obligations, under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• In this presentation, attendees will gain practical knowledge to support difficult employee accommodation requests
• In this presentation, attendees will learn about recent court cases and the consequences of not following the ADA interactive process

Administering employee leave of absences ranks among the top challenges for employers. But for organizations with remote workers operating in multiple states, the task is even more daunting. Employers must contend with employee-friendly statutes, both state and local, including laws mandating employer-paid leave for illness and other reasons. Complying with the myriad of legal requirements is no small feat. In this session, we will provide an overview of leave laws, what you should consider with a remote workforce, and how to build a time-off program that is reflective of your company culture and attracts and retains talent.

• In this presentation, attendees will learn effective practices when administering leave cases for their remote employees
• In this presentation, attendees will learn what time-off policies top-performing employers are embracing, from paid parental leave to comprehensive sick and vacation policies.
• In this presentation, attendees will learn how to develop HR strategies that drive transformation and elevate the workforce experience.