…social media campaign, through which it is touting the benefits of paid family and medical leave. And the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act is currently pending in Congress. This…
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FMLA Basics: Which employees are eligible to take leave? And are there any exceptions?
The Family and Medical Leave Act allows eligible employees to take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for a variety of reasons, including…
SHRM hosted a Twitter chat on tricky ADA/FMLA issues. Guess who’s got the full recap?
The SHRM blog does, silly. But, I can link to the preview (here) and the recap (here). Definitely check those out. Allen Smith, Manager of workplace law content at…
Pre-Hire Inquiries and Medical Exams: Don’t do what this employer did
…positions to answer three “medical review” questions before receiving an offer of employment. Generally, an employer cannot “conduct a medical examination or make inquiries of a job applicant as to whether such…
Hey, remind me, what is associational discrimination again?
…lawsuit the EEOC filed last week against a medical facility. The EEOC alleges that the defendant violated the ADA by firing an employee’s temporary job assignment and failing to hire her for a…
What the Supreme Court’s marriage-equality decision means for your workplace.
…marriage. However, there were several that had not. Therefore, benefits administration — especially among national companies — could suffer from uneven polices, procedures, and enforcement. The Family and Medical Leave…
3d Cir: No serious health condition? No problem. You too may have FMLA rights.
Yep, in this precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals created a Family and Medical Leave Act loophole that could protect “the most frivolous leave requests.” Folks, if…
The Department of Labor issued new FMLA forms #NudgeTheInternet
[music] Here they are: WH-380-E Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee’s Serious Health Condition (PDF) WH-380-F Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member’s Serious Health…
Short of saying F-M-L-A, what must an employee do to get FMLA leave?
…check PowerPoint and webinar, just email me and I’ll still hook you up. Now, let’s talk about notice under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Specifically, in those situations in…
When might firing a medicinal marijuana user be discriminatory?
…man mit diesem Stift machen kann? She’s killing it! She’s hired. Then comes the drug test, which she fails due to the medicinal marijuana she tells me she’s taking because of…