Managing Leaves in Washington | 1/22
Virtual Class
Number of Seats Available: 25Managing employee leaves of absence while maintaining compliance with employment law can be challenging for HR Professionals. This class addresses all Washington leaves including Domestic Violence Leave, Military Leave, and Sick Leave. It will also outline the differences between FMLA, Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML), and the ADA. Whether a participant’s employer is FMLA eligible or not, they will learn about all leaves and additional regulations that come into play with 50 or more employees. This will help smaller organizations prepare for future growth.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Determine the applicability of specific leave laws to the employer’s workplace.
- Identify triggers requiring the employer to communicate leave rights to an employee.
- Work effectively with employees and/or medical providers to confirm leave eligibility.
- Manage all required leaves effectively and efficiently, including pregnancy, domestic violence, and military family leave.
- Examine the nuances of the Americans with Disabilities Act and what is entailed in the “interactive process.”
- Identify strategies for preventing abuse of leave by employees.
- Describe the intersection between leave laws, including state-specific paid family and medical leave and FMLA.
Our live, instructor-led classes are designed for, and rely on, active participation to ensure a quality learning experience. Because of this, these sessions will not be paused and will not be recorded for future use or reference.
Technology Minimums for Attending Virtual Training
Archbright provides virtual training to our members so that they can attend courses from most anywhere, but each attendee must ensure that they are working from a location that has the necessary connectivity to the internet to facilitate participation.
Internet connectivity minimums
To ensure that you have a positive experience attending an Archbright University virtual course, you should verify that your internet connectivity provides a minimum of 5 Megabits per second (Mbps) in upload speed. Most internet packages for home-use are advertised by their download speed and not upload speed, and while this can be important for streaming movies or music, it isn’t the only consideration. For using WebEx, Skype for Business, or any VTC solution, the upload speed is just as important as the download speed.
How can I tell what I currently have?
If you are unsure what you currently have, please reach out to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and request the information directly.
If they are unable to give you that information, please visit www.speedtest.net while connected to the internet in the same manner you intend to attend the virtual training…and perform a speed test.
Wireless technology minimums
Additionally, if you connect wirelessly, as many of us do, make sure your wireless router can broadcast at the same speed as your upload speed, if not even higher.
Wireless routers can broadcast at over 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) these days, and many companies don't upgrade your router when you upgrade service. This often means that your wireless speeds are significantly lower than the upload speed that is available to you. This can cause significant issues with using WebEx over your wireless connection.
Other considerations
Remember that each device connected to the internet in your location is taking some of that download and upload capability and wireless connectivity. If you have many devices in your network, it is recommended to have significantly higher speeds to accommodate the increased traffic.
Please contact your internal IT team if you have any questions.
Cancelation Policy:
Archbright's cancelation policy has changed!
- If you wish to cancel OR reschedule your registration and you provide at least 2 business days' notice, a $100 change fee will now apply. All payments in excess of $100 will be refunded. If the registration fee is less than $100, there will be no refund issued.
- Cancelations requested with less than 2 business days' notice are non-refundable.
- An organization is permitted to send a different individual in place of someone else and not incur the $100 fee, however some exceptions apply.
- If you have any questions regarding this policy, please feel free to contact us at Info@archbright.com.