Agenda

First-time attendees can join us for a chance to network with other attendees and get an overview of what to expect at this year’s conference.

Speakers
Bryon Bass, Chief Executive Officer, DMEC
Kevin Curry, Board Chairman, DMEC

What would you learn about reflective leadership if you mopped the floors, stocked the shelves, or made deliveries? For many, we have titles such as Leader, Manager, Director, Vice President, Owner, and Executive. They define and claim us — creating expectations, but also new ecosystems where we risk becoming disconnected from our roots. This creates a culture that divides and compartmentalizes humans via the lines of an organizational chart, and companies have paid the price in low-quality candidates, poor engagement, and high turnover. In this session, Nora Burns will take insights from her primary research, including 250+ job interviews, and help you understand why people stay, why they go, what works, and what doesn’t for employees. She’ll share the four key attributes that create leadership “ECHOs” — from the boardroom to the breakroom. And she’ll help you reconnect with your front line to improve hiring, reduce turnover, and build more successful organizations.

Speaker
Nora Burns, Founder and Chief Curiosity Officer of The Leadership Experts

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.

Speaker
Carol Miaskoff, JD, Legal Counsel, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Moderator
Marjory Robertson, JD, AVP & Senior Counsel, Sun Life

1A. Can-U-SERRA?
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects service members’ reemployment rights when returning from a period of service in the uniformed services. So, what does that mean for you and your military employees? During this session, we will explore key provisions of USERRA, the recent expansion under the Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce Act (CREW Act), and how they apply to your employees’ military service time away from work. Joining the panel will be former military member(s) who will provide firsthand insight and help fully round out your understanding of military reemployment rights.

Speakers
Brice Caswell, JD, Director Product Compliance & Statutory Administration, Sedgwick
David Setzkorn, MBA, CPCU, Senior Vice President Workforce Absence & Disability Practice Leader, Sedgwick
Logan Suhrbier, Operations and Client Services Manager, Sedgwick

1B. State Your Leave: A Case Study Expedition Through Multiple States
The greater availability of remote work and other flexible arrangements has resulted in the migration of workers across the United States. The resulting multistate workforce presents a challenge for employers and employees as every state’s laws have their own nuances when it comes to leave entitlements, coverage, waiting periods, timing of rate changes, benefit years, scheduling, and more. In this session, we will dive into the details using case studies and applying facts to see how outcomes differ across states. We will consider the impact of overlapping local, state, and federal rights and benefits, plus company plans that can layer upon one another. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to identify key leave program elements that are mandated by federal, state, and local leave laws and how to design your own company leave plans to supplement mandatory programs to equitably apply to all your employees.

Speaker
Patricia Lauren D. Zuniga, JD, LLM, CLMS, IDAM Compliance Manager, FINEOS
Lori Welty, JD, SVP Product Compliance, FINEOS

1C. Don’t Set it and Forget It: The Ongoing Interactive Process
Following up after a workplace accommodation has been put in place is a best practice. Yet oftentimes we default into a “crockpot” approach — moving on without circling back with the employee about the accommodation that was made. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to engage in the interactive process with an employee who is unable to perform the essential functions of their position due to a disability. Since personal circumstances, medical conditions, business needs, and vocational requirements are always evolving, it’s critical to keep the lines of communication open. This includes periodic check-ins to confirm whether the accommodation is still appropriate and working for all involved, or if further engagement in the interactive process is necessary. This approach also demonstrates your organization’s commitment to employees with disabilities in the workplace. In this session, we will address how to administer a comprehensive ADA program that meets compliance requirements while also supporting employees’ ongoing needs.

Speakers
Christine Hinnerichs, PHR, Client Services Manager, The Partners Group
Jessica Kuehne, CRC, MS, Disability and Productivity Consultant, The Standard

What do you do when performance issues are being addressed, and an employee indicates that the reason for issues is their disability? Things get tricky when performance may or may not be impacted by a perceived or actual disability. Where do you start? Legal issues surround both discipline and disability, and it’s important to understand how the two can be intertwined legally. In this session, we will help you navigate these issues and assist you in moving toward the ultimate goal of ensuring an employee’s performance standards are met. You’ll learn how to handle especially tough cases and walk away with specific solutions.

Speaker
Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Shaw HR Consulting

Complying with federal, state, and local leave laws is as complex as it essential. But it’s only the first step. Employees expect their employers to care for them with benefits and policies that support their personal needs. To meet this rising bar, employers need to re-examine their leave policies, ensure they’re demonstrating a caring attitude, and avoiding alienating employees with overly strict interpretations or counterproductive penny-pinching. As needs and expectations around leave evolve, employers must examine the breadth of their support systems, and consider how to care for employees before, during, and after a leave event to decrease incidence rates and increase return to work success. In this session, we will demonstrate how you can build a competitive recruiting and attraction advantage by being the compliant employer who cares.

Speakers
Kelsy Holliday-Schiavon, Director, Expanded Services, Unum
Michelle C. Jackson, MSW, Assistant Vice President, Unum

Kick off your 2024 DMEC Compliance Conference experience with a chance to connect with old friends and fellow attendees at the opening welcome reception. Everyone is invited to join the festivities for a special evening of great food and fun.

Sponsored by the DMEC Partner Sponsors

In this session, Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will discuss the latest news on the EEOC’s enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1962, and the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Vice Chair Samuels will also address a host of issues, including the EEOC’s 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan, which includes a focus on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health related disabilities, long COVID, and more; trends in EEOC enforcement; the latest EEOC policy and regulatory documents; accommodations, including leave, for employees’ religious beliefs and observances; diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives; and the business case for compliance with, and proactive steps to advance, the EEO laws.

Speaker
Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Join us for a lively and informative session with two federal agency leaders discussing the issues facing employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In this session, we will interview Christine M. Schott, Senior Advisor, Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor, and Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, about current employer challenges under these laws as well as key DOL and EEOC priorities. We’ll cover leaves of absence, job protections, remote workers, scheduling and overtime issues, medical documentation questions, long COVID, mental health, and other trending leave and accommodation issues.

Speakers
Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Christine M. Schott, MA, Senior Advisor, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor

Moderator
Marjory Robertson, JD, AVP & Senior Counsel, Sun Life
Lana Rupprecht, JD, Assistant Vice President & Senior Product Compliance Counsel, Reliance Matrix

As we settle into the “new normal” and government agencies and courts regularly issue new and more generous interpretations of laws governing the workplace, change and challenge continue to be the “name of the game” for absence and disability management professionals. In this session, we’ll discuss recent decisions from courts interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as well as legislative and agency developments. We’ll explore how these developments may offer new ideas to address some of the most difficult leave and accommodation situations in 2024 and beyond.

Speakers
Jaclyn L. Kugell, Esq, Partner, Morgan, Brown and Joy, LLP
Andrea Evans Zoia, Esq, Partner, Morgan, Brown and Joy, LLP

2A. Comparing PFL and PFML Mandates to Untangle the Patchwork
Understanding statutory paid family and paid family and medical leave mandates, which continue to evolve and proliferate around the country, is no easy task. Legal requirements often vary dramatically from one jurisdiction to the next, making one-size-fits-all policies impractical and often ineffective. To help you better understand the paid leave landscape, we will examine the existing state paid family leave (PFL) and paid family and medical leave (PFML) mandates. We will compare each mandate across select core topics such as employee eligibility, employer coverage, length of benefits, amount of pay provided to employees, funding mechanism, covered reasons for use, covered family members, intermittent leave, and more. Using these comparisons, we also will identify trends across the most recent state PFML laws and forecast where future mandates are heading.

Speakers
Marlin Duro-Martinez, Esq, Senior Associate, Labor and Employment, Seyfarth Shaw
Joshua Seidman, JD, Labor and Employment Partner, Seyfarth Shaw

2B. Policy Matters! Practical Strategies for Creating (or Revamping) Paid Company Leave Policies
When was the last time you reviewed your paid company leave policies in light of the ever-increasing landscape of state and local leave laws? Creating meaningful paid company leave policies is a unique balance of compliance, budget, employee satisfaction, and practical administration. In this session, we will cover the importance of these four areas when creating company policies and will focus on how your programs, such as paid parental leave and paid caregiving leave, need to evolve given current regulations. We will review common pitfalls employers have when implementing — using emerging case law and practical insights for both those administering leave in-house or outsourcing to a third party.

Speakers
Tina Computzzi, DIA, CPDM, CLMS, Senior Absence Strategy Lead, Symetra Financial
Kayla Halpin, CLMS, Assistant Vice President, Absence Practice Lead, Symetra Financial
Samantha Reed, Senior Absence Consultant, Symetra Financial

1:00-1:25 pm – 2C. How Workforce Flexibility Translates to Absence Management Success
With the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, and employee burnout regularly intertwined in our vernacular, attracting and retaining key talent has never been more daunting. For most organizations, this means placing a higher priority on work location and work schedule flexibility. It also means solidifying work arrangements and being transparent with how and where people work, especially given the rise in state paid family and medical leave (PFML) laws and even broader employer paid leave policies. In this session, we will show that the more flexible an employer, the more likely they are to increase return-to-work rates. We’ll also explore how paid leave offerings impact absence management success, explore the latest trends, and showcase specific employer case studies.

Speakers
Karen English, MBA, CPCU, ACI, AU, ARM, Senior Vice President, Spring Consulting Group
Gene Lanzoni, Second Vice President, Enterprise Content Marketing, Guardian Life Insurance

1:35-2:00 pm – 2D. Managing the ADA in a Post-COVID World
While many employers have ended their COVID-specific leave policies, the impact of the pandemic on workforce management is lasting. COVID brought about an evolution in how, when, and where employees want to work, and at the center of this evolution, is how employers effectively manage accommodation and restriction requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In this session, employers will share their challenges around hybrid/remote work, flexible scheduling, religious exemptions, and other accommodations, and how they’re addressing them in their organizations.

Speakers
Anna Marie Bulfamante, Benefits Manager, Danone North America
Trista Sanchez, Manager, Leave of Absence, Safelite
Christopher Scheidt, IDAM Manager, Total Health & Productivity Management, Sutter Health

Moderator
Jim Jantz, JD, Director of Compliance, Marsh McLennan Agency

Join your peers and industry experts for small-group discussions on hot topics in the industry. Share challenges, opportunities, and best practices from your organization. Discussion topics will be released prior to the start of the conference.

Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the most common reasons for employee leave, so it’s not surprising that we are seeing an increase in laws to support employees during those events. In this session, we will explore the various pregnancy and childbirth related leave laws that protect individuals pre-partum with complications, post-partum, and returning to work. As part of our discussion, we’ll cover existing federal laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) as well as state anti-discrimination laws and paid family and medical leave laws. We’ll also share best practices and integration case studies for employer-sponsored programs.

Speaker
Annie Jantz, Senior Product Manager, Leave Services Products, Lincoln Financial Group

4A. Safe Leave Laws: What You Need to Know
There are a growing number of states creating safe leave laws that provide employees who are victims of crime with job-protected time away from work and other benefits. Although important in the protections they provide, these lesser-known leave laws can be unfamiliar for employers and their employees. In this session, we will explore who is eligible, for what reasons these leaves can be taken, what documentation can be requested, and the nuances of how “victim” is defined. You will walk away better prepared to support employees during these unexpected life events.

Speakers
Jennifer Pepin, JD, MEd, Product Strategy Lead, Aflac
Andrea Smith, Product Strategy Lead, Aflac

4B. How to Evaluate and Mature Your Leave Program
Are you ready to take your leave and accommodations program to the next level? In this session, we will share a maturity model for leave management and explore how to evaluate which stage your leave program is in. We’ll look at the different stages of maturity for a leave program’s people, process, technology, and metrics, and what it takes to get from one level to the next. You will walk away with a step-by-step understanding of how to streamline, optimize, and improve your leave program.

Speaker
Karen English, MBA, CPCU, ACI, AU, ARM, Senior Vice President, Spring Consulting Group
Seth Turner, MBA, Chief Strategy Officer, AbsenceSoft

4C. We Goofed; Now What? An FMLA Tale
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.

Speakers
Lynne A. Sousa, JD, Senior Leave Management Legal and Compliance Counsel, Voya Financial
Susan Woods, JD, Senior Counsel, FullscopeRMS

Come mingle and relax with attendees and exhibitors after a full day of sessions. Enjoy complimentary drinks and nibbles during happy hour.

This is your opportunity to get the latest headlines directly from the Department of Labor (DOL). Hear what’s new from the DOL’s leading FMLA expert, Helen Applewhaite, as she gets you up to speed on all things Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), PUMP Act, and more. She will also cover compliance trends and challenges from the perspective of the FMLA’s governing agency.

Speaker
Helen M. Applewhaite, Director, Division of FMLA/Section 14(c)/PUMP, US Department of Labor

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.

Speakers
Amber Behanna, Senior Product Specialist, MetLife
Tony Dulgerian, Esq, AVP & Assistant General Counsel, MetLife
Donna Fisher, Director, Product Development, MetLife
Gina Rutledge, MA, CLU, Director, PFML Product Strategy & Management, MetLife

5A. Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of FMLA Eligibility
More than 30 years following the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employers continue to struggle with the three basic tenants of FMLA eligibility, in part due to the modernization of the workforce. The rise of remote work and temporary workers has only made determining FMLA eligibility harder. Keeping track of hours worked and 12-month eligibility periods are time-consuming and complicated. With all the demands leave professionals face, many choose to “waive” some eligibility requirements and just grant leave, but that’s not always the path to smooth sailing. Hidden perils await employers that don’t steer a straight course through the eligibility decision. In this session, we will dive beneath the surface of FMLA eligibility requirements and equip employers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the perilous Bermuda Triangle of FMLA eligibility.

Speakers
Daris Freeman, JD, Assistant Vice President, Legal Counsel, Unum
Abigail O’Connell, JD, Senior Counsel, Sun Life

5B. Workplace Religious Accommodation Requests: What You Need to Know
Employers continue to receive religious accommodation requests at unprecedented levels. The requests can come in the form of requests for time off work, modified schedules, and accommodations for an ever-expanding array of culturally-driven requests. Many employers feel comfortable processing ADA accommodation requests but find the law governing religious accommodation requests mysterious and challenging. During this session, we will discuss the basic principles underlying Title VII standards governing religious accommodation requests and help you hone your understanding of religious accommodation and refine accommodation approaches for this important EEOC compliance obligation.

Speakers
David Mohl, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC
Katharine Weber, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC

5C. Collaborative Compliance: Working with Collective Bargaining Agreements
When a new leave law passes, it is complex for an employer to consume the new regulations, determine the impact to their organization, update their policies, communicate changes to their employees, and ensure they are prepared to comply with the new laws. But employers that employ union populations may have an even more challenging path ahead of them, especially if they have multiple union populations. In this session, we will explore the various considerations and potential best practice approaches to working with multiple union populations when new leave legislation passes. You will hear directly from an employer that works with multiple represented populations about strategic approaches to planning, negotiations, and communications. We will also share how outsourcing resources may help support consultative discussions, administration needs, and implementation for groups with multiple union populations.

Speakers
Gule Emran, Sr. Manager Leave, Disability and Paid Time Off Programs, Lockheed Martin
Donna Rubba, HR Consultant, Lockheed Martin
Breanna Scott, Sr. Product Manager, New York Life Group Benefit Solutions
Edward Zevola, CCM, Senior National Account Executive, New York Life Group Benefit Solutions

6A. Name That Law: What to Do When a Leave Is Covered By More Than One Law
No matter the size, scope, or location of your company, you will encounter a scenario when an employee is on a single leave of absence that is covered by more than one law. Your challenge is to determine which aspect of each law takes precedence over the others. A single absence could be a qualified event under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, workers’ compensation, state paid or unpaid family and medical leave laws, and/or a disability program. Add the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act into the mix, and you have a minefield of rules and regulations that may be tricky to traverse. During this interactive hour, we’ll walk you through real-life complex scenarios that we see every day — leaving you better educated and feeling confident you have the knowledge and resources you need when you come across these challenging situations.

Speakers
Carla O’Sullivan, Senior Compliance Manager, Alight
Sheri Pullen, Senior Compliance Director, Alight

6B. How to Manage an Uncooperative Employee under the ADA
Employees often make vague references to a disability or impairment, fail to identify reasonable accommodations, and are not cooperative throughout the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) interactive process. Yet employers are uncomfortable discussing medical issues and encouraging employees to get the information the employer is entitled to for accommodation requests. In this session, we will cover the do’s and don’ts of working with an uncooperative, uninformative employee. What can you ask? What medical information can you require? What deadlines or timelines can you impose? We will use case law and EEOC guidance to illustrate best practices for employers when responding to employees who make vague references to a disability and/or are uncooperative during the interactive process.

Speaker
Eric Broutman, JD, Director-Employment Law and Litigation Counsel, Reliance Matrix
Armando Rodriquez, Esq, Product Compliance Counsel, Reliance Matrix

1:00-1:25 pm – 6C. File a Claim or Call the Game?
Leave abuse is a frustrating aspect of leave management, and intermittent leaves can be especially challenging. Many employers are left wondering how to address employee absenteeism with both empathy and discernment when they suspect employees may be misusing their leave benefits. In this session, we will look at several employee scenarios and let the audience decide: does the employee need to file a claim, or should the employer expose the game?

Speakers
Sarah Hipp, Paid Family & Medical Leave Compliance Manage, Workplace Solutions, Mutual of Omaha
Zach Jones, Group Claims Team Leader, Mutual of Omaha

1:35-2:00 pm – 6D. Managing Risk Like an Absence Consultant
For many years, managing leave of absence was primarily about addressing these top three challenging areas: (1) administrative compliance; (2) legal compliance; and (3) workforce management. The expansion of statutory paid family and medical leave programs and other leave- and accommodation-related laws has massively expanded the complexities with monitoring new laws and integrating them with existing leave policies and laws. In this session, we will focus on strategies to monitor new laws and their impact on existing programs.

Speakers
Melanie Payton, CLMS, AVP, Absence Consulting and Audit Practice, Brown & Brown, Strategic Non-Medical Solutions
Chrissy Theiss, JD, SHRM-SCP, Senior Compliance Consultant, Brown & Brown Strategic Non-Medical Solutions

Join your peers and industry experts for small-group discussions on hot topics in the industry. Share challenges, opportunities, and best practices from your organization. Discussion topics will be released prior to the start of the conference.

7A. Navigating the Leave of Absence Maze with a Remote Workforce
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.

Speaker
Marina A. Galatro, PHRca, SPHR, SHRM-CP, Executive HR Consultant, HR Services, Newfront Insurance Services

7B. Artificial Intelligence: Implementing AI Workplace Tools in a Sea of Uncertainty
Post COVID, companies have more rapidly embraced digital, paperless platforms to communicate with customers, applicants, and employees. These digital platforms include consumer websites, mobile apps, cloud-based software for human capital management, software for performing essential job functions, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools used during the recruiting and application process. While the convenience and cost-effectiveness of these electronic platforms is apparent and even essential to the way a company does business, how disabled individuals can use these digital platforms poses vexing and frequently unanticipated legal issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act and analogous state and local law requiring companies to make their digital properties accessible and useable to disabled individuals. This session will review the EEOC identified legal risks associated with an employer’s use of AI and the unique problems that arise when exploring accommodations for the use of software the employer
doesn’t own.

Speakers
Joseph Lynett, JD Principal, Jackson Lewis PC
Jennifer Rusie, JD, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC

7C. Driving Compliance: How Autokiniton Is Taking the Wheel with Employee Leaves
With over 7,000 employees spanning over 20 facilities, Autokiniton, an automotive manufacturer, has developed an efficient and compliant approach to leave. In this session, we will share the pain points the company faced and how they created a proactive strategy to curb compliance inefficiencies and manage a successful leave of absence program.

Speakers
Devon Logsdon, SPHR, HRBP, Area HR Manager, Autokiniton
Lindsay Schreiber, MA, Director, Absence Management, Workpartners

Building compliant benefit plans around a multigenerational workforce can help retain valuable, mature employees and lay a foundation for the younger generations to grow their careers. In this session, we will discuss a holistic and compliant approach to worker well-being — touching on what is important to each generation from a leave, disability, mental health, and financial wellness perspective.

Speakers
Andrea Cooper, Chief People Officer, Talkspace
Chrystal Goodson, Esq, Director of Leave and Accommodation Products, The Hartford
Adele Spallone, VP, Clinical Operations, The Hartford

Moderator
Megan Holstein, Esq, VP & Head of Absence Management, The Hartford

With the growing number of statutory state laws, it can be a daunting task to decide what type of paid family and medical leave (PFML) plan makes the most sense. Employers have a lot to consider, including but not limited to, cost, employee experience, and state private plan requirements. In this session, we’ll discuss employer responsibilities for state plans and private plans, and how employers make decisions on whether or not to offer a private PFML program. We’ll also provide suggestions for how to ensure the best private plan experience if you choose that option for your organization.

Speakers
Brice Caswell, JD, Director Product Compliance & Statutory Administration, Sedgwick
Meghan Pistritto, VP Product Lead, Prudential

Our closing “Ask the Experts” session allows conference attendees to submit their most challenging questions to our panel of distinguished FMLA/ADA legal experts. You provide uncensored questions, and they provide the unfiltered answers. This interactive discussion between attendees and panelists allows audience members to have their “real-world” questions answered by the specialists. Come prepared with your toughest questions and the most perplexing challenges faced by your company. And best of all, there will be no billable hours or consulting fees incurred!

Speakers
Megan Holstein, Esq, VP & Head of Absence Management, The Hartford
David Mohl, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC
Abigail O’Connell, JD, Senior Counsel, Sun Life

Moderator:
Kristin Jones, CLMS, PHR, SHRM-CP, Director, Education Programs, DMEC