Managing accommodation requests and employee leaves of absence continue to vex employers. FMLA lawsuits and investigations are on the rise, the EEOC is targeting ADA and pregnancy disability cases, and every time you look, another state or municipality has passed another reasonable accommodation or paid sick leave law. If you are tired of playing “defense,” don’t miss this exciting and though-provoking leave management “boot camp” in which Frank Alvarez, the founder of Jackson Lewis’ Disability, Leave & Health Management Practice, and Jody Mason, a principal in the Chicago office, offer their insights on proactive steps employers must implement now to respond to these new compliance exposures, as well as a nuts-and-bolts guide for managing employees who are either unable to work or who require accommodations to perform their job duties.