FMLA compliance is hard enough, and K-12 schools face extra rules that apply only to them. This 60-minute webinar on FMLA for K-12 schools explains those special provisions for public and private elementary and secondary schools.

What if a teacher takes FMLA leave three weeks before summer break? Can summer count toward FMLA leave? Which instructional employees do the special rules cover? You'll learn how to calculate the 1,250-hour eligibility requirement for exempt teachers by combining paid and unpaid time, and how to handle intermittent and reduced-schedule leave.

The session also reviews core FMLA provisions, from covered employers and eligibility to medical certification and job restoration, with case studies and step-by-step procedures.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Not knowing how the special K-12 rules work can create a legal nightmare for schools. This session helps you understand, implement and comply with them in different situations using step-by-step procedures.

It suits K-12 superintendents, principals, school district HR, compliance and operations professionals, and teachers and other school personnel.

AREA COVERED

FMLA basics

• Covered employers and eligible employees
• Leave entitlement and other leave that counts toward 12 weeks
• Intermittent leave and qualifying exigency leave
• Requesting leave and medical certification
• Job restoration and health benefits
• The federal agency that enforces the FMLA

Special rules for K-12 schools

• The definition of educational institution
• Schools' legal compliance obligations
• Defining instructional employees and how their requirements differ from non-instructional employees
• Handling teacher leave near the end of the school year
• Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave and calculating it
• Calculating the 1,250-hour requirement for exempt teachers
• Calculating the applicable 12-month period
• Continuing teacher benefits during FMLA leave over the summer
• Compensation and use of vacation or sick time during FMLA leave
• Job security during FMLA leave
• Married employees who work for the same employer
• Substitute teachers
• Recordkeeping recommendations
• Case studies and examples

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Explain the core provisions of the FMLA
• Identify instructional employees and the special K-12 rules that apply to them
• Handle teacher leave near the end of the school year and over the summer
• Calculate the 1,250-hour requirement and the 12-month period for exempt teachers
• Manage intermittent and reduced-schedule leave in schools
• Keep records that support FMLA compliance

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

• K-12 school superintendents
• School district HR professionals
• Compliance professionals
• Operations professionals
• Principals
• Teachers and other school personnel