NOVEMBER LOCATION: IN-PERSON
Conroe Tower - 300 W. Davis Street, Conroe, Texas - 6th Floor Meeting Room
Program 1: MC-SHRM MOST Meeting (Members Only Special Topic)
"FMLA 101: Back to the Basics
of Family and Medical Leave"
Presented by: Lucia Garcia
- Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist
- Wage and Hour Division - U.S. Department of Labor
This back-to-basics session will provide a practical refresher on the core FMLA principles HR professionals need to know.
Participant Learning Objectives:
- Learn basic requirements of FMLA, including eligibility and qualifying reasons for leave
- Recognize when an employee may be entitled to FMLA leave
- Understand the basic notice and medical certification requirements
- Identify common issues involving intermittent leave, return to work, and job restoration
- Discuss common FMLA mistakes and how HR can help prevent them
Lucia Garcia
- Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist
- Wage and Hour Division - U.S. Department of Labor
A distinguished regulatory compliance and public-sector leader with more than 19 years of service in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. She brings extensive expertise in federal labor law, complex investigations, strategic enforcement, regulatory interpretation, and interagency collaboration.
Garcia is recognized for advancing high-impact compliance initiatives focused on worker protection, government contracts, child labor, and human trafficking prevention. She has helped establish multiple task forces and played a pivotal role in creating Friendly FEDs of Houston, an interagency collaboration.
Her leadership has been recognized with the U.S. Department of Labor Distinguished Career Service Award, the Federal Executive Board of Houston’s Public Servant of the Year Award, multiple Secretary of Labor Honor Awards, the Wage and Hour Division Everyday Hero Award, and recognition from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders for serving as the Regional Lead from 2016 - 2025.
To connect with Lucia Garcia, visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
or email to: garcia.lucia@dol.gov
Program 1: MC-SHRM MOST Meeting Agenda (Members Only Special Topic)
10:15AM - 10:25AM Registration & Networking
10:25AM - 10:30AM Introductions & Chapter Business
10:30AM - 11:30AM Speaker Presentation and Q&A
11:30AM - 11:35AM Wrap Up
