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…
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What HR should know about same-sex marriage and the FMLA #SHRM14
…know what you think of that bottle of 12-year I sent you). Same-sex couple will enjoy the same FMLA rights. The Family and Medical Leave Act permits eligible employees to…
#SHRM14: Let’s grab coffee (you’re buying)
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…
3d Cir: No FMLA interference where employee receives all leave requested
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:…
If you have questions today about FMLA/ADA leave issues, I’ve got your hook up
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…
Firing a sick employee just before she is FMLA-eligible is very risky
…to her high-risk pregnancy. The employee would have become eligible for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act on November 17. The company fired her on November 16. Man,…
How yesterday’s federal court strike of PA’s same-sex marriage ban affects employers
…* * * FMLA. The Family and Medical Leave Act permits eligible employees to take leave to care for a family member with a serious health…
Should U.S. employers provide “paid menstrual leave”?
…Family and Medical Leave Act. And how about the Americans with Disabilities Act? Even though it is episodic, and temporary, if it interferes with a major life activity, theoretically, bad…
Withdrawing a job offer because of an applicant’s prior injury may violate the ADA
…a post-offer medical examination which revealed that Matanic had a successful back surgery six years prior for which he could not provide a medical release indicating he had no restrictions….
Teacher can’t return to work two weeks after maternity leave ends, but may have an ADA claim
Recently, I gave a webinar about the interplay between the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. One of the takeaways there was that, when…