…what else dropped in 1993? The Family and Medical Leave Act. Coincidence? I don’t believe in coincidences. Fast forward 22 years and peep this 8th Circuit decision, in which a…
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Two early HR Christmas presents
Or late Hanukkah presents. Or early Kwanzaa presents. Or timely Festivus presents. Or, you get the idea. My first present is a re-gift. Over at Win-WinHR, Lorene F. Schaefer,…
Is job-related anxiety an ADA disability? It depends…
I train a heckuva lot of managers and HR professionals on leave issues relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act. (Yes, you can…
Fired you will be getting drunk, DUI, and arrested on an FMLA day
…Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). In early 2014, Mondelez learned that on February 14, 2013, a day on which Capps took FMLA leave, he went to a local bar,…
1.7 million reasons to reconsider issuing attendance points for medically-related absences
…against individuals with disabilities by disciplining and discharging them according to its nationwide policies to issue attendance points for medical-related absences; not allowing intermittent leave as a reasonable accommodation; and…
Intern fired for racist tweet. But, wait, it gets worse…
On Tuesday, a Fox affiliate in Arizona reported here that an intern at a health and wellness company was fired for an offensive tweet. Specifically, the intern tweeting…
Keep your insensitive FMLA comments to yourself. You too, HR.
I’ve heard the Family and Medical Leave Act referred to as the “Friday/Monday Leave Act.” Heck, I called it the Friday/Monday Leave Act last week. Turns out, I…
A new FMLA resource you need to check out.
…on the Family and Medical Leave Act. And, as it so happens, yesterday I received an email from a reader of the blog. Well, not just any reader. This email…
Help me, Handbook. How do I track intermittent FMLA leave?
…take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. Intermittent leave is FMLA leave taken in separate blocks of time due to a single qualifying…
Paid-FMLA poll results and an employment law blog carnival
…requiring your businesses to provide a modest amount of paid family and medical leave to employees. Of those who responded to the poll — I’m talking the thought-leaders here who…