Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees are eligible for leave if they have worked for their employer at least 12 months, at least 1,250 hours over…
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Will Congress expand FMLA to include bereavement leave?
…amendment to the Family and Medical Leave Act, is back on the table. Last week, in this press release, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), announced that he and and Congressman Steve…
Keep an eye out for a new paid-sick-leave bill in Congress
…to expand protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act for military families and airline flight crews. Given the Republican majority in the House, I’d be surprised if a paid…
Facebook photos from a Mexican vacation foil an employee’s FMLA claims
…vacation that Carol Lineberry, a former employee of Detroit Medical Center, took back in 2011. These pictures she posted on Facebook — we didn’t have Facebook back in the day,…
Employees who no-call/no-show for a month lose FMLA lawsuits
Before going any further, allow me to wish a Happy Belated 20th Birthday to the Family and Medical Leave Act. What can I say? I plumb forgot. To atone,…
3 essential FMLA tools for your HR-compliance arsenal
…Family and Medical Leave Act and her employer provided her with several FMLA forms, including “Notice of Eligibility and Rights & Responsibilities,” “Request for FMLA Leave,” and “Certification of Health…
My 5 best posts of 2012, as selected by the world’s best readers*
*Do I need a disclaimer? Do I? What a year for The Employer Handbook in 2012! I’m most pleased that, in our second year of existence, readership more…
Does the law require transfers for employees seeking medical treatment?
…without the need for accommodation, she requests a transfer to another one of your facilities so that she has better access to ongoing medical treatment. Does the law require you…
How Employer Words and Actions Can Make FMLA Apply, Even When It Doesn’t
…caused as much confusion in application and burden in administration as the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “the Act”). What emerged as a seemingly simple legislative compromise…
Fact or Fiction: Breaks/lunch taken at work may qualify for FMLA
…post.” The Family and Medical Leave Act permits employees to take leave on an intermittent basis or to work a reduced schedule under certain circumstances, such as caring for a…