ADA/FMLA Leave Issues
Lauren M. Sobaski
November 14,2025
1:00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Recorded Webinar
Managing employee leave requests has become significantly more complex for today’s human resource professionals. It's no longer sufficient to simply apply internal leave policies or manage workers' compensation claims. Now, HR teams must navigate a growing maze of federal regulations, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). This comprehensive webinar is designed to help you understand how to remain compliant while effectively managing employee leave and accommodations in the workplace.
This session will break down the legal obligations employers face and offer practical tools to manage various types of leave. We’ll examine how to handle intermittent FMLA leave, define what constitutes a “serious health condition,” explore ADA reasonable accommodation standards, and clarify recent EEOC updates related to pregnancy discrimination. You’ll also gain insights into when it’s lawful to terminate employees for absenteeism and how to align paid leave policies with FMLA requirements.
Areas Covered in the Session:-
- Intermittent and continuous leave eligibility under FMLA
- Defining serious health conditions
- ADA and reasonable accommodations involving leave
- Pregnancy-related leave and EEOC updates
- Legal strategies for managing absenteeism
- Integration of paid leave with FMLA policies
Why Should You Attend?
- Understand when employees are entitled to intermittent or continuous leave under the FMLA
- Learn how to accurately calculate and manage intermittent leave
- Identify what qualifies as a serious health condition under FMLA guidelines
- Clarify when leave of absence may be considered a reasonable accommodation under the ADA
- Determine whether attendance is an essential function of a job
- Stay informed about new EEOC guidance under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- Learn when and how to lawfully terminate for excessive absenteeism or tardiness
- Understand how to run paid leaves concurrently with FMLA leave
Attending this webinar will empower you with the knowledge and confidence to handle complex leave issues with greater legal accuracy and HR efficiency.
Who Should Attend?
- Human Resource Managers
- HR Compliance Officers
- In-house Counsel
- Business Owners
- Leave Administrators
- Benefits Coordinators
- Payroll Professionals.
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Lauren Sobaski is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. She focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, drafting policies and procedures, and wage and hour law.
Before engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Most recently, Lauren was a human resource consultant at Paychex, where she provided human resource management to 75 businesses operating in 20 states. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues.
Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the United States Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.
