The Interplay of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and Workers’ Compensation

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Workers Compensation laws-the three core US laws concerning employment-are intricately related to each other. Their relationship with each other is such that it has earned the epithet, the “Bermuda Triangle of employment law”.

Considering that employers who come under these laws can be hauled up legally if they fail to comply with these laws; it is absolutely essential for them to understand the nitty-gritty of each of these laws and the way each relates to the other. The penalties that attach to noncompliance are significant. So, employers are morally and legally bound to implement the ADA, FMLA and Workers Compensation laws at their organizations to ensure that the employees receive the benefits and protections these laws provide.

To do so, everyone in the organization concerned with the application of these laws, such as senior leadership, human resources professionals, compliance professionals, payroll professionals, and operations professionals, needs to be aware of the meaning, purpose and detail of these laws.

It is to familiarize them with not just the letter, but also the spirit of these laws that GlobalCompliancePanel, a leading provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance, is organizing a six-hour learning session on the topic, “The Interplay of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and Workers’ Compensation”, on January 15, 2020.

Diane L. Dee, President of Advantage HR Consulting LLC, will be the expert at this session. Please log on to Globalcompliancepanel to register for this highly pertinent and valuable webinar.

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Each of these laws carries its own unique purposes and background in which it was legislated. At their core, this the purview of each of these laws:

• The ADA: Aimed at prohibiting discrimination at the workplace
• The FMLA: This law sets minimum leave standards
• Workers compensation laws: Set the rules for the ways and extent to which employees who get injured at the workplace need to be compensated and rehabilitated and for minimizing employer liability.

There is significant overlap when these three laws are to be applied in practice, often in tandem. For example, most unscheduled and scheduled absences related to the illness of an employee or a family member, call for application of each, two or all three of these laws. When these laws are not implemented in the way they are supposed to be, the employers risk facing significant penalties and may have to take remedial actions that could include reinstatement, backpays, retroactive benefits, and damages of various kinds.

Participants of this webinar will gain a clear understanding of each of these laws individually, and more importantly, the way they interact with each other. They will learn how to integrate these aspects of these laws into company policies. The expert will also show how employers should make these policies known to the employees.

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About the speaker: Diane brings over 25 years of experience in the Human Resources arena. She has done HR consulting and administration in corporate, government, consulting and pro bono environments. Her organization provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized firms in the greater Chicagoland area. Additionally, Diane conducts webinars on a wide-variety of HR topics for training firms across the country.

 

Evolution of the Quality Management System

An efficient and effective Quality Management System is the cornerstone for organizations in the regulated industries. Such a QMS signals to the regulatory authorities such as the FDA and others, that there are no lacunae in the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of an organization’s QMS.

It is not to satisfy the regulatory bodies alone that a robust QMS is necessary: it also gives the organization’s personnel the ability to meet quality requirements with consistency and accuracy. Accuracy of outcomes and quality of work are the results of such an assurance.

It is to help organizations in the regulated industries understand and get their QMS right, in the prescribed manner, that GlobalCompliancePanel, a leading provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance, is organizing a long, six-hour webinar, on Jan 21, 2020.

GlobalCompliancePanel brings Susanne Manz, a well-known and highly accomplished leader in the medical device industry with emphasis on quality, compliance, and Six Sigma, as the Director of this web seminar. To register for this highly valuable learning, please log on to GlobalCompliancePanel

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The regulatory guidelines state that the organization should “…establish and maintain a quality system that is appropriate for the specific medical device(s) designed and manufactured”. This makes it imperative for organizations to understand the exact requirements relevant to them and tailor them to their precise needs.

The consequences of having an inefficient QMS are obvious:

• It can lead to serious compliance and quality issues, inviting 483 observations, Warning Letters, and even consent decrees
• It can lead to inconsistent or poor product quality, which could result in non-conformances, complaints, and even recalls
• The confusion and inconsistency it generates could lead to duplication of work and corrective and preventive actions, all of which can drastically increase the cost of quality

It goes without saying that utterly squandered time and money, and missed opportunities are the fruit of all this.

This marathon session will help participants understand the gravity of these issues and teach them how to avoid getting into these troubles, which can eventually destroy the business.

At this session, Susanne will explain the fundamentals of a sound QMS. She will show how to put in place an efficient and effective QMS with which the organization can meet its compliance objectives and improve its product quality, which brings in higher customer satisfaction and vastly enhanced business outcomes.

Core aspects of how to establish and maintain a QMS will be explained. These include the Basic Requirements, Management Responsibility, Quality Audit, Personnel, QMS structure, Quality Policy, Quality Manual and Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms, etc.

Participants will gain the following learning objectives at this session:

• Overview of the Regulations
• Essentials of an effective QMS
• Essentials of an efficient QMS
• Lessons learned and common Mistakes
• Maturity modeling
• Improvement tools
• Best practices
• Preparing for an FDA inspection

This webinar has the following agenda:

• Regulatory Expectations
• Lessons Learned from 483s and Warning Letters
• Common Problems, Mistakes, and Warning Signs
• How to Structure your QMS
• Quality Policy and Manual Requirements
• QMS Structure, Hierarchy, and Documents
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Key capabilities
• Best Practices
• Vision, Strategy, and Planning

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About the expert: Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) and Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Susanne Manz brings an extensive background in quality and compliance for medical devices, which spans all areas from new product development, to operations, to post-market activities. Her consulting business provides services to help medical device companies achieve world-class quality and compliance.

 

Transition from Peer to Supervisor

A promotion is certainly something that every employee looks forward to. In most cases, it is a just reward for all the hard work, initiative, dedication and motivation an employee exhibits at work. Yet, most employees what are promoted fail to reckon with a very problematic situation that a promotion brings: having to work with the very colleagues the employee superseded and got promoted.

This can be quite an issue, because, after all, it is human nature to be insecure, envious and even cantankerous about a peer’s progress, even if it was well-deserved. Having to deal with such colleagues requires tact, amiability, understanding and openness.

Tonia Morris, Founder of Simply HR, LLC a consultant and management firm, will show what qualities to cultivate and demonstrate in such situations at a four-hour webinar that is being organized on January 10, 2020 by GlobalCompliancePanel, a leading provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance.

At this webinar, which is of immense value to Managers, Supervisors, Leaders, Human Resource Professionals, and Shift leaders or Team; Tonia will get down to explaining ways by which supervisors can lead from the front without getting into conflict with their colleagues, especially those whose position they would have taken, or those who they would have outperformed.

Please visit Globalcompliancepanel to register for this valuable learning.

 

This webinar will offer newly promoted employees the tools and techniques for dealing with their colleagues. It is vital for them to have this knowledge because lack of it can result in frictions at work. As conflict deepens, there are chances of many employees quitting the organization and looking for better options. The learning gained at this webinar will help the participants foster better employee engagement, a core factor in retaining talent and increasing productivity.

The result of this learning is that the newly promoted supervisor will be better equipped to handle discordance at work. Tonia will show how to motivate direct reportees and handle conflict while remaining legally compliant all the time. The skills learnt at this webinar can be applied straightaway at work.

This webinar will have the following agenda:

• Setting Yourself up for Success
• Developing Legal Awareness
• Understanding Communication Styles
• How to Build Trust
• Motivating your Team to achieve results
• Delegating Work to Your Team
• Managing Employee Performance
• Time Management
• How to deal with uncomfortable situations

 

About the speaker:

Tonia Morris, who calls herself “your Generational Connector”, owns her speaking and training company. An accomplished speaker, Tonia offers leaders training solutions that cultivate a generationally-inclusive work place.

She has partnered with organizations such as Chick-fil-A, Oracle, Spelman and Kennesaw University to name a few, to bring training solutions for engaging Millennials in the workplace, working with leaders to transform their cultures by attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that is generationally inclusive.

With more than 20+ years of progressive HR experience, Tonia provides keynote speeches, lunch-and-learns, and workshops for organizations and associations across the Southeast.