Session #806: The Bermuda Triangle: A Journey through the Treacherous Waters of FMLA, ADAAA, and Workers' Comp.
Workplace Application: You will be better equipped to manage complex leaves that involve disability accommodation and/or workplace injuries and accidents.
Come meet Emily and Edward, two beloved employees who are going to share some of their work/life experiences with us as we delve into navigating leave compliance. Instead of dry text book instruction on these various laws, we'll follow Emily and Edward through their careers and lives and brainstorm together about how to accommodate their never-changing needs. If you want to dive deep into FMLA, ADAAA, and Work Comp, this workshop is for you! This workshop will provide you with a detailed revisit of the basic concepts and important definitions under FMLA, ADAAA, and Worker's Compensation laws. You will learn about the areas where these laws overlap with each other and how to manage concurrent leaves. We will also take a brief look at some of the states where local law can create even greater complexity. You will leave with the knowledge on how to apply this to real-life situations to see when each law needs to be applied.
Lauraine Bifulco
Two themes are woven throughout Lauraine Bifulco's diverse career: a passion for a job well done and a zest for continual learning and improvement. Lauraine infuses Vantaggio HR with these qualities every day. When she founded the firm in 1994, Lauraine combined her rare talent in understanding what a client needs and her gift of business foresight to create a company that can service the HR and management consulting needs of small and large companies equally well. Today, Vantaggio serves clients across the country from their offices in California, Hawaii, Colorado, and New York.
Her Career experience helps employers realize their HR goals and adapt to the shifting HR landscape. Lauraine is a veteran HR executive and entrepreneur with 25 years of international, corporate, and consulting experience. Her bold career has taken her to employment and business opportunities in Europe and multiple U.S. cities. She serves as co-chair of the California Small Business Administration's committee on Labor Issues which reviews and makes recommendations on pending labor/employment laws, keeping her abreast of legal developments.
Delivering over 30 presentations and webinars each year, Lauraine is a well-respected, and highly sought after guest lecturer and speaker on a variety of business management and HR-related topics for both state and national organizations including Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), American Payroll Association (APA), Next Concept HR Association (NCHRA), Paylocity annual Elevate Conference, and HR Star Conference to name a few. She has been invited to review, develop, and deliver certificate programs for SHRM, and has developed and delivered curriculum for businesses throughout the U.S.
Lauraine received a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and conducted graduate level studies in linguistics at the Sorbonne in Paris.