With recent expansion of both the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act, navigating the waters of an employee's medical leave can be precarious, at best. Add to the troubled waters, workplace injuries that qualify for workers' compensation and the employer's own paid time off programs, and human resources professionals may feel like they are lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
Join attorney Carrie B. Cherveny, Schwarzberg & Associates, as she outlines the turbulence and the penalty-infested waters of medical leave laws every employer needs to know about and try to avoid. In this interactive webinar, for which you may submit questions in advance by e-mail or during the event itself by using our “chat” feature, Ms. Cherveny will discuss:
Carrie Cherveny, Attorney, Schwarzberg & Associates
Carrie Cherveny focuses her practice in the area of employment litigation and employee relations in both state and federal courts. She has represented private sector employers in litigation under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and the Florida Whistleblowers’ Act. Ms. Cherveny has also responded to charges of discrimination filed with federal, state and local administrative agencies. She counsels employers in problem prevention, employee discipline and termination, and employment discrimination and harassment.
She also conducts employment law seminars and training programs. Prior to entering law school, and was a human resources professional specializing in start-up organizations and companies in transition. She has extensive experience in policy development and management and employee training.