Confereneces & Webinars
Annual Conference
Handouts and Resources
Monday
August 4, 2025
9:30-10:30 am – Opening Keynote Session: Unlocking Passion, Performance and Transformation
- PowerPoint PDF Download
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Recent Jury Verdicts involving Leave and Accommodation Issues
- PowerPoint PDF Download
1:30-2:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions
1A. What to do When Employees Boggle Your Mind – Mental Health in the Workplace
- PowerPoint PDF Download
1B. Compassionate Leave: Reimaging Employee Well-Being
- PowerPoint PDF Download
1C. Low Utilization Got You Down? How Partner’s Can Connect to Create Meaningful Value
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1D. Technology Can Make All Your Absence Dreams Come True … Or It Can Be Your Worst Nightmare!
- PowerPoint PDF Download
1E. The Power of Social Ties in Reducing Workplace Absenteeism
- PowerPoint PDF Download
3:00-4:30 pm – Workshops
2A. Don’t Give Leave a Bad Name: Recognize, Learn, and Do Better
- PowerPoint PDF Download
2B. Spot the Lie: Testing Your Intermittent Leave Knowledge
- PowerPoint PDF Download
2C. Invis-ABLE Me
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2D. Practical Solutions for a Successful Return-to-Work: A Hands-On Workshop for Employers
- PowerPoint PDF Download
2E. Mental Wellness, Thriving Workplace, PWFA, ADA, and FMLA
- PowerPoint PDF Download
Tuesday
August 5, 2025
8:15-9:15 am – A Conversation with the DOL
- PowerPoint PDF Download
10:00-11:00 am – Getting Alice out of Wonderland: How to Address the Realities of Accommodations Management
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11:00 am-12:00 pm – Do They Need It Or Just Want It? Managing Specific Requests for ADA Accommodation
- PowerPoint PDF Download
12:50 - 1:20 pm – Lunch & Learn | Getting it Right, Right Now: How to Future-Proof Leave and Accommodations Management
- PowerPoint PDF Download
1:30-2:30 pm – Workshops
3A. Beyond Compliance: Leveraging Accommodations Data to Build an Inclusive, Adaptive Workplace
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3B. The Untapped Role Managers Play in Leave
- PowerPoint PDF Download
3C. Cancer in the Workplace: A Workshop for Managers
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3D. From Data to Decisions: Leveraging Benchmarking for Actionable Insights
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3E. How to Turn an FMLA Process into an Automated Workflow
- PowerPoint PDF Download
4:30-5:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
4A. Absence Eras Tour
- PowerPoint PDF Download
4B. Building a Framework to Evaluate the Impact of Leave Benefits on Employee Productivity, Satisfaction, and Retention
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4C. How a RTW Program Can Encourage Employee Satisfaction and Resilience
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4D. How Employment Laws Impact Communication with Employees
- PowerPoint PDF Download
4:30-5:30 pm – Quick-Dive Sessions
4:30-4:55 pm | 4E. Revolutionizing Disability Management: Reducing Claims Through Innovative Mental Health Solutions
- PowerPoint PDF Download
5:05-5:30 pm | 4F. Multistate PFML Private Plan Implementation Timeline
- PowerPoint PDF Download
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
8:15-9:15 am – The Journey to Federal Paid Leave – Are We There Yet?
- PowerPoint PDF Download
9:15-10:15 am – Inside the Beltway and Beyond: A Bipartisan Look at the Future of Paid Leave Policy
- PowerPoint PDF Download
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions
5A. Harnessing Integrated Data to Enhance Employee Health Insights
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5B. Solving the Puzzle: How PFML, Benefits and Accruals Fit Together
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5C. Defining the Future of AI in Absence Management: Review of Think Tank Findings
- PowerPoint PDF Download
5D. Next Gen Leave: What True Technology Disruption Could Look Like
- PowerPoint PDF Download
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Quick-Dive Sessions
11:00-11:25 am | 5E. What is Good Faith and How Do You Demonstrate It?
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11:35 am-12:00 pm | 5F. The Impact of Caregiving Support on Leave
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1:30-2:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
6A. Advancing Employee Benefits: Meeting the Evolving Needs of Your Workforce
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6B. Beyond Benefits: Holistic Strategies to Optimize Employee Support and Engagement
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6C. Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Employee Expectations and Employer Obligations
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6D. Empowering Parents: Parental Leave Planning Insights Supported with Digital Tech Solutions
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6E. The Neuroscience of Resilience: Emotional Intelligence and Self-Regulation inside and Outside of the Workplace
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3:15-4:15 pm – Healthier Communities Start with Paid Leave: Colorado Joins the Research
- PowerPoint PDF Download
4:30-5:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
7A. Untangle the Tangled Mess – PFML Private Plan Applications & Renewals
- PowerPoint PDF Download
7B. Mastering FMLA Audits: Key Steps and Tools for Compliance
- PowerPoint PDF Download
7C. There’s an AI for that! The Future of Integrated Absence Management and How AI Connects the Dots
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7D. Consequences of COVID-19: Neurological Insights, Workplace Implications, and Differentiating Genuine Impairment from Other Influences
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7E. Empowering Caregivers in the Workplace: A Collaborative Approach to Well-Being
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Thursday
August 7, 2025
8:30-9:30 am – Trauma Informed Management Strategies
- PowerPoint PDF Download
9:30-10:30 am – Beyond Leave: The Importance of Mental Health in the Workplace for Gen Z
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10:45-11:45 am – Beyond Compliance: Creating a Disability-Inclusive Workplace
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