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You’d think emailing FMLA paperwork would be ok. Yeah, you’d think that.
Remember, over the Summer, when I blogged about how sending FMLA paperwork to an employee via first class mail is a big mistake. Why? Because if the employee…
Can crosses on holiday party invitations create a hostile work environment?
…lightning strike *** * * * So, what was that? About a 3 on the sacrilege scale? Ok, 7. Rich v. Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. involves an…
An orgasm on a treadmill explodes an employee’s FMLA claim
Yep, that’s what I said. More on this after the jump… * * * When Rheanne met the unemployment line. Rheanne Halker was a server at Bob…
EEOC takes on fitness-for-duty medical releases; how to avoid the crosshairs.
Congratulations! Your fitness-for-duty employee medical examinations are job-related or consistent with business necessity. So, they pass muster under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But, what about the medical information…
Here’s why you provide a list of essential job functions when approving FMLA
…* The FMLA’s return-to-work requirement. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an eligible employee has the right to take up to twelve workweeks of covered leave for, among…
FMLA 101: Don’t make an employee work during leave. Just don’t.
…Family and Medical Leave Act, was required to work remotely during her leave. The employee was paid for the work she performed during her leave. As is the case with…
Here’s the wrong way to deliver FMLA notices to employees
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…
Disclosing an employee’s medical info on Facebook is hella-stupid
…ADA. The ADA protects the confidentiality of certain employee medical records. Under the ADA, when a company obtains employee medical information during “voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary work histories, which…
5 HR Essentials from the #EEOC’s New Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance
…Act, which is part of Title VII, makes it unlawful to discriminate in the workplace based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The new EEOC Guidance, however, highlights a…