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FMLA and Employee Leave

Existing attendance policy ignored? Start enforcing rules now

Existing attendance policy ignored? Start enforcing rules now

  • June 14, 2007

If your managers have been less than consistent about enforcing attendance policies, suddenly sticking to the rules could prompt lawsuits. But you can start enforcing...

Recalled employee may be eligible for FMLA leave

Recalled employee may be eligible for FMLA leave

  • June 13, 2007

When employees are temporarily laid off with the right to return during a recall, all the regular rules for FMLA time off apply on the day of the recall. That’s...

Employee can’t take FMLA leave for jail time

Employee can’t take FMLA leave for jail time

  • June 08, 2007

Q. Does the FMLA apply to employees who are in jail, too?—A.B., Texas

Is bereavement leave also FMLA leave? Not usually

Is bereavement leave also FMLA leave? Not usually

  • June 06, 2007

Bereavement leave for employees who suffer a death in the family may be part of your benefits package, but it isn’t necessarily covered by the FMLA ...

Should You Give FMLA Form to ‘Ineligible’ Employee?

Should You Give FMLA Form to ‘Ineligible’ Employee?

  • May 31, 2007

Q. An employee who’s been employed since May is out on workers’ comp and will be for a while. Do I send her FMLA paperwork even though she hasn’t met...

Can you deduct overtime from bank of FMLA hours?

Can you deduct overtime from bank of FMLA hours?

  • May 29, 2007

Q. Can an employer deduct or count overtime hours from an employee’s FMLA balance? Our employees work overtime only from October through December. During that...

Help boomers use FMLA accurately for elder care leave

Help boomers use FMLA accurately for elder care leave

  • May 23, 2007

As your baby boomer employees watch their parents enter their 80s and 90s, more of them are taking time off to care for those aging parents. The problem: More than 60...

Tell Supervisors to Make FMLA a ‘Work-Free Zone’

Tell Supervisors to Make FMLA a ‘Work-Free Zone’

  • May 16, 2007

Asking employees to perform even a minimal amount of work while they're out on an FMLA absence could spark a lawsuit. And firing someone for refusing to pirtch in while...

FMLA in a Nutshell: How to Comply With  the Family and Medical Leave Act

FMLA in a Nutshell: How to Comply With the Family and Medical Leave Act

  • May 15, 2007

White Paper published by The HR Specialist, copyright 2009 ______________________ The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which became law in 1993, provides qualified...

Placing Employee on ‘Involuntary’ FMLA Leave Is Perfectly Legal

Placing Employee on ‘Involuntary’ FMLA Leave Is Perfectly Legal

  • May 14, 2007

When an employee calls in sick with an apparently serious ailment, you can place that employee on FMLA leave, even if he or she never asks. f you reasonably believe she...

Second Opinion on Fitness-for-Duty Certificate

Second Opinion on Fitness-for-Duty Certificate

  • May 11, 2007

Q. We have an employee returning from FMLA leave. His physician issued a fitness-for-duty certificate, but we question the worker’s ability to perform his old job...

Beware personal liability for COBRA, FMLA, state bias law

Beware personal liability for COBRA, FMLA, state bias law

  • May 10, 2007

As if life in HR weren’t hard enough, a federal court has clarified when you may be held individually liable for mistakes in administering anti-discrimination and...

Blocking employee’s exit could be false imprisonment

Blocking employee’s exit could be false imprisonment

  • May 09, 2007

Do the supervisors in your organization know how to handle potentially volatile employment discussions? If they don’t use kid gloves, they could be sued personally...

RIF after FMLA leave? Possible, but proceed with caution

RIF after FMLA leave? Possible, but proceed with caution

  • May 08, 2007

If you terminate an employee soon after he or she has returned from FMLA leave, you open yourself to charges of retaliation ...

After merger, must we hire worker who’s on FMLA?

After merger, must we hire worker who’s on FMLA?

  • May 08, 2007

Q. We bought a company and agreed to consider hiring the seller’s employees. We interviewed and hired some of them. One of the employees was out on FMLA leave and...

Court: Intermittent FMLA leave won’t cover tardiness, bathroom breaks

Court: Intermittent FMLA leave won’t cover tardiness, bathroom breaks

  • May 07, 2007

Employees are becoming well versed in the FMLA game, and you're paying the price. Unscheduled intermittent leaves now account for a huge portion of all FMLA leaves of...

Employee: Leave! Encourage workers to use vacation time

Employee: Leave! Encourage workers to use vacation time

  • April 29, 2007

As the year-end approaches, take an inventory of employees who haven't taken their vacations yet, and suggest they book a getaway. Vacation skipping has become an...

Maternity leave repayment may be discriminatory

Maternity leave repayment may be discriminatory

  • March 02, 2007

Q. Our maternity leave policy offers paid leave for female employees who plan to return to work after the birth of the child. If the employee quits before returning to...

Cosmetic surgery usually won’t qualify for FMLA leave

Cosmetic surgery usually won’t qualify for FMLA leave

  • March 02, 2007

Q. One of our employees is having cosmetic surgery and plans to take leave. Would that fall under the FMLA, or would it be a leave of absence? —K.H., Connecticut

Stick to FMLA certification rules, or lose your rights

Stick to FMLA certification rules, or lose your rights

  • March 02, 2007

Make sure your supervisors (and you) know how to respond when an employee requests leave for his or her own serious illness or a family member's illness. If you don't...

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