How to build the leave experience your employees deserve

April 12, 2023

Leave-management experts explore ways to create leave experiences that make employees feel cared for and supported.

About this webinar

Two nationally renowned leave-management experts show how shifting employee expectations are affecting attraction and retention for companies across the U.S. In addition to reviewing the landscape, they dive into specific tactics you can implement right now so your program runs smoothly, giving your people the superior leave experience they deserve.

Ellen Donovan McCann

Senior Counsel, Littler Mendelson

Ellen Donovan McCann’s practice is focused on complex multistate leave of absence and accommodation issues. She is a member of the firm’s Leave and Accommodation Practice Group. Ellen helps clients navigate and untangle the trickiest compliance issues with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), state leave laws, company leaves of absence and Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs across the country. She also provides guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA) and similar state accommodation requirements.

Prior to joining Littler, Ellen worked for a Fortune 500 insurance company for more than 25 years. She was involved in the development of and provided continued legal support to the company’s leave administration services, which included administration of FMLA, state leave laws, ADA, corporate leaves and statutory PFML programs. In addition, she provided employment-related legal advice to human resources and executive management, with an emphasis on leaves of absence, paid time off programs, employee relations issues and restrictive covenants. Ellen also managed their employment-related litigation, EEOC and state charges.

She is a nationally recognized resource on FMLA, ADA, state leave laws, paid leave laws and PFML programs.

Angel Bennett

AVP, Paid Leave & ADA Absence Operations

Angel Bennett is Assistant Vice President of Leave and ADA Solutions at Unum. Angel has been with Unum since 2003 and has held many roles within Benefits and Absence Management, including positions in Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Leave Management, Paid Leave and ADA. She led the charge in standing up Unum's first paid leave organization in 2017 and continues to drive success in the department. Angel also oversees Unum's growing ADA department, which has become an essential part of the company's leave offering. Angel received a bachelor of science in human resource management from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She holds the Associate, Life and Health Claims and Associate, Customer Service designations. 

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Advanced leave management with elevated employee experiences

Learn how smarter technology and deeper platform integrations simplify absence management for HR and make it easy for employees to plan leaves, receive benefits and return to work.

These resources are not intended to constitute legal advice and are for general educational purposes only.
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