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Medical Certification: Your Best Defense Against FMLA Abuse - includes critical FMLA forms!

Find out what you can do NOW to stop FMLA abuse in your organization. Your secret weapon: Medical certification and proper use of the FMLA forms it requires.

This free PDF report gives you what you need – a comprehensive overview of how medical certification works and copies of the FMLA forms you need to manage the process.

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FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) abuse can make your labor costs skyrocket. A study from the National Association of Manufacturers found that Family and Medical Leave Act compliance costs an average $1,012 per employee per year. Add to this the fact that rampant FMLA abuse can crush worker productivity and employee morale.

This free report with FMLA forms from the HR Info Center is a must-have resource to help you curb the cost and inconvenience of FMLA abuse.

The best weapon against FMLA abuse

What can your company do to prevent FMLA abuse? Understanding the rules of FMLA medical certification and using the correct FMLA forms is the best weapon in your arsenal. Your team will be able to more effectively work through FMLA leave requests when they have the information they need about leave timelines and frequency and duration of the illness in question.

This FREE copy of Medical Certification: Your Best Defense Against FMLA Abuse will help. It covers:

  • When is medical certification is needed.
  • What to do about incomplete or insufficient certifications.
  • What the 2009 FMLA regulations say about authentication and clarification.
  • When and how you should ask for a second opinion.
  • How the ADA overlaps the FMLA.
  • What about HIPAA and privacy issues.
  • How to keep records confidential.
  • How to handle recertification requests in a legally safe way.
  • When you should ask for return-to-work certifications.

You’ll also receive a collection of FMLA forms and sample letters to help you manage the process, including:

  • Medical Certification Form for FMLA (and Short Term Disability)
  • FMLA First Certification Request Letter for Employee Health Condition
  • FMLA First Certification Request Letter for Family Member Health Condition
  • FMLA First Certification Request Letter for Employee Exigency Leave
  • DOL Form WH-380-E – Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee’s Serious Health Condition
  • DOL Form WH-380-F – Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member’s Serious Health Condition
  • DOL Form WH-381 – Notice of Eligibility & Rights and Responsibilities
  • DOL Form WH-382 – Designation Notice
  • DOL Form WH-384 – Certification of Qualifying Exigency for MilitaryFamily Leave
  • DOL Form WH-385 – Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Service Member–Military Family Leave

FMLA forms and diligent oversight of the FMLA medical certification process will prevent employees from gaming the system. The forms let medical professionals communicate all the information that your team needs to make the correct call on FMLA leave decisions.

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Halt FMLA Leave Abuse without interfering with employee rights

The FMLA is a necessary but inconvenient law. Yes, we all recognize the need for it: when catastrophic illness strikes, employees face physical, emotional, and financial challenges and the FMLA protects them. But as every manager knows, even legitimate use of the FMLA creates a burden – if an employee doesn’t show up, somebody has to do the work, right? And when employees repeatedly abuse the FMLA, leaving their managers and colleagues holding the bag, you face huge productivity and morale problems.

The risk: Your managers and supervisors may feel the urge to limit FMLA absences in your organization. But be careful! If you make snap judgments about what’s legitimate FMLA leave and what’s not, or if you try to play enforcement cop without understanding the law, you could easily provoke a lawsuit. The courts are merciless with companies that interfere with employees’ FMLA rights, or who retaliate against people who take FMLA leave.

The Medical Certification Report and FMLA forms will help you protect both your employee rights and the company rights.

Bottom line: The new FMLA forms and proper use of the medical certification process will help you:

  • Prevent FMLA abuse.
  • Accurately document all FMLA cases. (in case you end up in court)
  • Better understand when workers will be out and when they will return to work.
  • And, do it all in a way that respects employee’s legitimate FMLA rights.

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Sincerely,

Steve Meyer
Stephen Meyer
CEO/Director of Learning and Development, The Rapid Learning Institute