I took this picture. Not bad, eh? Filed under: “Didn’t think I’d be saying that in 2018.” But, it’s all good. I am grateful to Ben Eubanks and the Northern Alabama Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management for this opportunity to debut my new and improved “My Employees Can…
Yes, those are two of my children. (Not pictured: “Dad of the Year” Trophy) A little over two years ago, I blogged here about how the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act may impact your business if it closes for a day due to inclement weather. Now…
Image Credit: Pexels.com (https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-calendar-close-up-composition-273011/) Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an eligible employee is entitled to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave in a 12-month period. So, what happens if an employee exhausts 12 weeks of leave and doesn’t return to work on the next working day?…
Image Credit: Pexels.com Sorry, Eagles fans. It doesn’t cover taking the fam to today’s parade. (I’ll post some pics tomorrow). Paid Family Leave = Early Social Security? Seung Min Kim has a story in Politico (here) about how Marco Rubio (FL-R) “is in the early stages of crafting a paid…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Happy belated 25th Birthday, Family and Medical Leave Act. A couple of my blogging buddies, Jeff Nowak and Jon Hyman, formally recognized the occasion on Monday. Here is Jon’s post. Here is Jeff’s post. Although I’m late to the party, I did bake a cake. And I…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Over the Summer, I blogged here about the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc. (opinion here). In Severson, the Court concluded that “a multimonth leave of absence is beyond the scope of a reasonable accommodation under the ADA….Simply put, an extended leave of absence does not give a disabled…
Image Credit: danielle_blue on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82705783@N00/101958911) CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Okayyyyyy! Oh, hold up. Not that Holy Grail. Back in September, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals gift-wrapped an FMLA opinion for local employers. I blogged about it here. In Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc. (here), the Seventh Circuit held that “a multimonth…
Image Credit: Jack Kurzenknabe on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/painting-with-pixels/11354248055) I teased it yesterday when I speculated that Monday may be a pretty big Family and Medical Leave Act day around Philadelphia. To back up my hypothesis, I scoured Twitter and YouTube for some likely candidates. I hope that you have fun with…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com The title of this blog post is somewhat misleading. Yes, this post combines cars and employment law. But, more than anything, it was just an excuse to use this cool image, play The Cars – a song called “Drive,” no less – and say, “Dude, where’s my…
Read on, HR enthusiasts. 1. Paid Family and Medical Leave. A few weeks ago, I wrote here about a SHRM-endorsed paid-employee-leave bill that was introduced in House. Yesterday, over at Bloomberg Law, Tyrone Richardson reported here that as the House and Senate work on finalizing a tax bill, another paid leave option…