Managing Medical Leave In California: What’S The Difference Between Fmla, Cfra And Pdl

Managing medical leave in California means knowing where state law goes beyond federal law. This 60-minute webinar reviews the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and explains how it differs, in important ways, from the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), with an overview of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

California's leave laws are often more generous than federal rules. You'll compare the laws side by side, learn HR's role in managing leaves of absence in California, and get tips for compliance and for spotting potential problem areas.

• Explain the main provisions of the FMLA
• Describe California's CFRA, FEHA and Pregnancy Disability Leave
• Compare the FMLA with California leave laws
• Define HR's role in managing leaves of absence in California
• Identify potential non-compliance areas and how to address them

• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• Overview of California laws: CFRA, FEHA and PDL
• Comparing the FMLA with California state laws
• HR's role in managing leaves of absence in California
• Compliance tips and potential non-compliance areas

Any employer that does business in California or has employees there needs to understand these differences. Non-compliance can bring heavy fines and damage legal standing, employee relations and the employer brand. Supervisors and managers need training too.

This session suits HR professionals and managers and supervisors of employees in California.

• HR professionals
• Manager and supervisors of employees in California

Deborah Covin Wilson, CPLP SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is the keynote speaker at ComplianceKey. She is the recently retired director of organizational development and consulting services, a unit in human resources administration at Georgia State University. With more than 25 years in higher education, she was responsible for training, employee engagement programs, strategic planning, HR communications, and organization development services. Deborah was involved in several University System of Georgia Board of Regents initiatives: She served as chair of the Tuition Assistance Program committee, a member of the Executive Leadership Institute Advisory Committee, and a steering committee member of the Accelerated Leadership Academy.

Deborah is principal of Covin Wilson Associates, an organizational development company that focuses on strategic planning, leadership development, team building and coaching. 

Deborah holds several professional certifications, including the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) from ATD and the Senior Professional in Human Resources from the Society for Human Resource Management, and is a Registered Corporate Coach. She is a 2015 recipient of the ATD Certification Institute's CPLP Contributor Award. Additionally, Deborah wrote an article for T+D magazine titled?When Opportunity Knocks, Can You Walk the Talk?" and was a contributing author of the book Road-Tested Activities. She received a BA in secondary education from Concordia Teachers College and an MSW from Atlanta University.