Beyond FMLA: Solving the Caregiving Gap in Today’s Workplace

As America’s workforce continues to age and caregiving demands rise, HR professionals are caught in a maze of legal requirements, emotional complexity, and practical policy gaps. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was never designed to handle the realities of long-term caregiving, yet that is exactly what today’s employees face — whether caring for a child with disabilities, a spouse with a chronic illness, or an aging parent with dementia.

This SHRM-hosted webinar brings clarity to one of the most misunderstood intersections in HR: where FMLA ends and caregiving begins.

Key Takeaways:

• Caregiving for a parent versus a child versus a spouse — why one-size policies don’t work.
• The emotional and financial toll of caregiving: insights from workers and workplace trends.
• What progressive employers are doing to support long-term caregivers.

SHRM Knowledge Advisors will join the live webinar to answer your questions in real time—right in the chat. If we don’t get to your question during the session? No problem, SHRM members can head to SHRM Connect after this webinar to keep the conversation going with advisors for 30 extra minutes. This benefit is only for members who join the live webinar and not included later on demand.