Really. It’s a bad idea. Like my youngest son using chopsticks and a fork at the same time to eat pho. Ok, not that bad. But, definitely blogworthy. More on this HR lesson after the jump… * * * I read this case over the weekend about an employee who,…
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. But, if you send FMLA paperwork to an employee by first class mail, then you’re asking for trouble. I’ll show you why after the jump… * * * Did…
How many times has an employee provided you with an incomplete Family and Medical Leave Act certification? Oh, I don’t know, maybe a missing return date… If the FMLA leave is foreseeable, then the employee must provide the employer with the anticipated timing and duration of the leave. However, where…
Folks, I get the feeling you may be inundated with extra blog posts over the next few days. That is, I’m punching this post out from the airport, as I await my flight to Orlando, where I’ll be attending the Gathering of the Juggalos 2014 SHRM Annual Conference and Expo.…
And by coffee, I mean turkey legs and frozen blueberry-mango rum lemonade. Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down… You see that badge over there? You know what I had to do to get that badge?Buy the full version of Photoshop Spike the Kool-Aid of everyone on the SHRM Annual Conference Speaker…
Now, before I get to the FMLA, let me talk about another recent decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court. On Monday, the high court ruled (here) that: Claims asserted under the “improper quality of patient care” provision of New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act “must be premised upon a…
In two weeks, at the SHRM Annual Conference, I’ll be presenting “Meeting the Challenges That Leaves of Absence and Attendance Issues Present Under the FMLA and ADA.” The good news is that I have 75 minutes of HR greatness planned for my SHRM sesh. The bad news is that my…
So, check this out. I read this case yesterday about an employee who provided her company with a November 12 doctor’s note, requesting that her hours be reduced due to her high-risk pregnancy. The employee would have become eligible for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act on November…
ICYMI, yesterday, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled in this opinion that PA’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. How fitting that the first gay couple in Philadelphia to obtain a marriage license was Kerry Smith and Rue Landau, who serves as the Executive Director…
In Friday’s edition of The Atlantic, Emily Matcher’s “Should Paid ‘Menstrual Leave’ Be a Thing?” was shared over 12,000 times. The article notes that several Asian countries including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, offer “menstrual leave” for women endure painful periods. However, Ms. Matcher mentioned that, while many…