Confereneces & Webinars
Annual Conference
Handouts and Resources
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Monday
August 5, 2024
9:30-10:30 am – Opening Keynote Session: Little Moments
11:00 am-12:00 pm – The Cost of Compliance: ADA/FMLA Court Cases and Jury Verdicts
1:30-2:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions
1A. Evaluating Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
1B. Absence and Well-Being: Challenges and Opportunities
1C. Retention Revolution: The Inclusive Benefits Blueprint for Keeping Top Talent
1D. ZIP Codes Matter: Implications for Rural Employee Health and Well-Being
1E. PFML Playbook
3:00-4:30 pm – Workshops
2A. A Working Session on Streamlined Absence and Benefits
- PowerPoint PDF Download
- COORDINATED ADMINISTRATION HELPS CONNECT THE PIECES OF COMPLEX BENEFITS AND LEAVES.
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- ADA
- Return to Work
- Industry Information
- Industry Data
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- The Hartford ADA podcasts
- Protecting Talent on Business Travel
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
8:15-9:15 am – The Transformation: How AI is Enhancing Analytics and Optimizing Decision-Making
10:00-11:00 am – Walk, Crawl, Run: The PWFA Turns One
11:00 am-12:00 pm – You Can Have Paid Leave AND a Productive Workforce. Here is the Secret Sau
1:30-2:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
3A. PFML: The Afterparty
3B. The Business Impact of Leave: Leveraging Your Program to Drive Results
3C. Mind, Body, and Wallet ®: A Holistic Approach to Integrated Wellness
3D. Threat Assessments in the Workplace: ADA, FMLA, Workplace Violence, and Everything Else
3E. The Future of AI in Leave and Disability Management
3:15-4:15 pm – Bonus Education: 4A. Using Benchmarking to Refresh Your Program
4:30-5:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
5A. Legislative Shifts: The Changing Landscape of PFL
5B. Benefits Breakthrough: Unleashing the Power of Voluntary Products for a Seamless Enrollment of All Benefits and Enhanced Employee Engagement
5C. The (Sometimes) Forgotten Element of the Accommodations Process
5D. The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking!
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
8:15-9:15 am – The Importance of a Guided Claim Experience
9:15-10:15 am – The ADA: What If They Did It Differently?
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions
6A. Big Brother is Watching! Federal Agencies Agree to Collaborate.
6B. The Right and Wrong Ways to Think About Parental Leave in 2024
6C. The Cost of Caregiving on Your Workforce
6D. The Missing Majority: Addressing Mental Health Comorbidities for Individuals at Work and on Disability Leave
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Quick-Dive Sessions
11:00-11:25 am – 6E. Making Medical Inquiries and Assessing Your Employee’s Fitness for Duty
11:35 am-12:00 pm – 6F. Is COVID-19 Over or Just Hiding in Your STD Claims?
12:50-1:20 pm – Bonus Education: Lunch & Learn: The PWFA & ADA Q&A
1:30-2:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
7A. Colorado and Connecticut PFML: What’s Worked, What Hasn’t, What’s Next
7B. Building Better Leave Policies with Your Diverse Workforce in Mind
7C. Returning Human to Human Resources: How the Changing Absence Landscape Impacts Compliance, Accommodations, Company Leaves, and DEI for HR Professionals
7D. Building a Culture of Care: Enhancing Bereavement Policies for Employee Resilience
7E. Measuring the Success of Employee Mental Health Programs Through a Leave Lens
3:15-4:15 pm – Bonus Education: 8A. Women at Work: Actionable Strategies to Support Workplace Well-Being
4:30-5:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
9A. Parsing Paid Leave: Understanding Sick vs. Family Leave Laws
9B. Maximizing Data to Improve the Human Side of Parental Leave
9C. The Exhausted Professional’s Guide to Consistency Among All Leave Types
9D. Confessions of a Disability and Leave Administrator
Thursday
August 8, 2024
