A BLR Audio Conference with Practical Compliance Strategies

Why do so many employers struggle with unscheduled, unexpected absences by their workers?

Here’s the #1 reason: Two out of three employees who fail to show up for work aren’t staying home because they’re sick. A 2005 survey found that 21 percent miss work to handle “family issues,” another 18 percent are dealing with “personal needs,” and the rest say they’re stressed or simply need a day off.

If you’re operating a lean workforce already, every missing worker cuts productivity and increases the strain on your employees who show up for work as promised. And, your bottom line takes a hit as well, with $660 in added costs per employee every year due to unscheduled absences.

Join us on June 26 for a practical 90-minute audio conference that will give you the most current legal dos and don’ts for managing paid time off for your workers. You’ll learn all about the latest legal strategies, from establishing paid-time-off (PTO) banks to allowing employees to buy and sell days off. Our experts – two experienced employment attorneys – will also tell you how you can reduce abusive absenteeism without turning into the “time off police.”

You'll learn:

• The primary reasons your workers take sick leave when they’re not ill
• The traditional time-off policies that have proved most effective in reducing surprise absences
• Why you should consider introducing a PTO bank that combines sick days with holidays, vacations, and “mental health days”
• How your time-off policies may be affected by state and federal laws (e.g., the Family and Medical Leave Act) and by your insurance benefits (e.g., short-term disability)
• The options you should consider when a worker has exhausted his leave but still needs time off due to hardships or emergencies
• How to handle PTO carryover (and how to cash out unused days when an employee terminates)
• The best techniques for communicating new leave policies to your workers and encouraging their buy-in

June 26, 2007

Solving PTO Problems: How to Reduce Unscheduled Absences Without Alienating Employees or Violating the Law

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern)
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Central)
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Mountain)
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Pacific)

Unlimited listeners per phone line!

Invite your colleagues to join you around a speakerphone and share the benefits of this information-packed audio conference. Your cost per listener drops drastically with each additional listener.

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An audio conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time. Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask questions - either on the phone or via e-mail - and get an immediate response from the speakers.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Business & Legal Reports sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up with Confidence to Attend

With Business & Legal Reports audio conferences, you're completely protected. If for any reason this program does not meet your expectations, just let us know and you will promptly receive a full refund.

To register - or to purchase a CD recording of this live conference if you can't attend - please click below.

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June 5, 2007

Military Leave: What You Need to Know About USERRA
June 12, 2007

Wage & Hour Strategies for 2007: How to Protect Yourself Against Claims - and Avoid Expensive Mistakes
June 27, 2007

HR Metrics: How to Measure - and Maximize - the Strategic Value of Your Workforce
June 28, 2007

June 26, 2007

1:30 p.m. (Eastern)
12:30 p.m. (Central)
11:30 a.m. (Mountain)
10:30 a.m. (Pacific)

Or call, 1-800-7-ASK-BLR (1-800-727-5257), and mention conference code:MBU47.

About Your Speakers

Wade W. Herring II, Esq.,
is a partner at the Savannah, Georgia, law firm, Hunter Maclean. His practice focuses on all aspects of employment problems and issues, including wage-hour issues, internal employment practices, employee benefits, and other concerns. He is a frequent speaker on employment law topics. He earned his law degree at the University of Georgia School of Law.

Aliza F. Herzberg, Esq.,
is a partner in the New York office of law firm, Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky. She represents companies in litigation and arbitration relating to employment discrimination, harassment, noncompete and employment agreements, and other employment law issues. Before joining Olshan, Herzberg headed the labor and employment practice at Morea Schwartz. She earned her law degree at the Fordham University School of Law.