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California law requires employers to grant employees 16 types of leave — for everything from caring for a sick child to voting — on top of federal mandates requiring leave for family or disability reasons. In addition, California has just become the first state in the country to require that family leave be paid. Untangling this bundle of state and federal laws, along with whatever corporate policies you may have, can make your head spin; just when you think you’ve figured out one piece of the puzzle, you realize it conflicts or overlaps with another requirement. How do you decide if an employee is entitled to some type of leave? If he or she is entitled, how long can the leave last? Do you have to keep the employee’s job open? How does the leave affect benefits and seniority? What conditions can you place on the leave? Our lively interactive workshop on California leave laws will make you an expert on the various types of leave and give you the tools you need to answer these questions and more.

Get “Unstuck”

We will review the 16 California leave laws, with special emphasis on medical- and family-care-related leaves such as:

• Paid family leave
• ADA/FEHA
• Pregnancy disability leave
• FMLA/CFRA
• Workers’ compensation
• Who? What? When?

Hands-on analysis of the various leaves will provide you with the questions to ask in order to identify which type of leave may be relevant to a particular employee or situation.

• Who is entitled to the different types of leave?
• What type of leave is an employee eligible for?
• When can an employee take leave?
• What other parameters apply?

Weave It All Together

Once you’re up to date on the different types of leave and know how to determine when an employee is eligible for leave, this interactive exercise will show you how to put it all together.

Review common—and not-so-common—employee leave scenarios
Examine the interactions between the various leave laws
Apply leave requirements to your workplace

who should attend?

• Executives
• Human resources professionals
• Legal staff
• Managers and supervisors