FMLA and HOLIDAY PAY

• January 01, 2002

Q Our policy says an employee must work the workday before and after a holiday to receive holiday pay. If an employee is on Family and Medical Leave Act leave, is he...

You can correct FMLA mistakes

• December 01, 2001

In golf, they call it a mulligan. Kids call it a "do-over." And in the world of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration, it can be legal to do an ...

Notify staff how you count FMLA year

• October 01, 2001

Managers at America West warned Penny Bachelder that her attendance was a problem. She had taken lots of time off in the previous two years under the Family and Medical...

Worker who can’t perform her job isn’t entitled to intermittent leave

• August 01, 2001

While Minnie Hatchett was on a business trip, a hotel skylight crashed down on her head. As a result of her injuries, she could perform routine work, such as answering...

During FMLA, you can pay exempt workers by the hour

• July 01, 2001

The job description for Doris Rowe's position as a bus company supervisor noted the job was "FLSA: EXEMPT." She was paid a fixed salary every two weeks regardless of the...

When bad edicts come down

• March 01, 2001

You want to earn the trust of your staff, but that’s hard when you’re forced to carry out changes that neither you nor your team agree with.

Avoid snap decision on whether illness would qualify under FMLA

• June 01, 2000

When her three-year-old son awoke with a high fever, congestion and an earache, Juanita Caldwell got permission from an assistant manager to miss her morning ...

Employee leave: Step carefully through maze of FMLA, ADA

• June 01, 2000

When a worker requests a leave of absence for a medical condition, it can be downright puzzling to balance the different requirements ...

Poison ivy not FMLA-protected leave

• December 01, 1998

Scratch poison ivy from the list of “serious illnesses” that qualify under the Family and Medical Leave Act.