Employee Leave Laws and Benefits in a Pandemic

Administering benefits during employee leaves is always challenging, but the pandemic adds another level of complexity. During this program we will discuss how to administer employee benefits when an employee goes out on leave under FMLA, CFRA, and PDL — supplemented with a discussion of federal and state leave laws that apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will address which benefits employers must offer, for how long, and how are they paid for. Designed to answer common questions employers and insurance agents often hear, this program will include examples, best practices, and action items.

Topics will include:

• Administering employee benefits when an employee goes out on leave under FMLA, CFRA, and PDL
• Federal and state leave laws that apply during the COVID-19 pandemic

Please note: PRESENTATION MATERIALS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY

Marilyn A. Monahan is the owner of the Monahan Law Office in Marina del Rey, California. She focuses her practice on advising employers and consultants on compliance with employee benefit and insurance laws impacting health and welfare plans, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA, and related Internal Revenue Code provisions. Marilyn’s volunteer activities include serving as an advisor to the Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). She has also served on the board of directors for the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), including as president, and as secretary of the Employee Benefit Planning Association of Southern California (EBPA).