Webinar: What Employers Need to Know About Handling Benefits When Employees Are on Medical Leave - Bim Group

Webinar: What Employers Need to Know About Handling Benefits When Employees Are on Medical Leave

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

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This webinar will:

  • Provide an overview of state-paid disability leave laws and when an employer must continue benefits for an employee under these laws
  • Provide an overview of employer-provided short-term/long-term disability insurance and common employer-provided disability leave policies, including when an employer must continue benefits for an employee who is on disability leave
  • Provide an overview of states with family and medical leave laws and when an employer must continue benefits for an employee under these laws
  • Briefly discuss when the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and state workers’ compensation laws may be implicated when an employee is going on leave
  • Describe best practices for collecting premiums while an employee is out on leave
  • Describe best practices for administering benefits when an employee qualifies for multiple types of leave

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This intermediate-level webinar will help employers understand the multiple laws and requirements for continuing benefits when an employee is on leave.

Register today while seating is still available.

NOTE: If you would like to view the webinar but are not able to attend, we encourage you to still register as you normally would. All registrants will receive a replay and copy of the presentation afterwards. 

If you are a Bim Group client and missed the client specific invitation, please email info@bimgroup.us with the CLIENT NAME in the subject line to have the preferred employer code emailed to you.

 


PRESENTER

Melissa Shimizu is Of Counsel in the Irvine office of Fisher Phillips. She focuses on helping employers navigate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other state and federal laws impacting the design, implementation and ongoing compliance of their employee benefit plans and programs. She advises clients with respect to all aspects of employee benefits, including retirement plans, health and other welfare benefit plans.

 

This series is brought to you by your Partner Firm of United Benefit Advisors — the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization with more than 200 Partner offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

 

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