The Family and Medical Leave Act (more commonly known by its acronym — FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. There is no question that FMLA provides important leave protections for employees, but often employers find administering it to be the source of many employment-related headaches […]
By: Rob Parker A recent HR Hotline call brought up an issue we see quite frequently: termination of an employee where poor performance has not been documented. Of course, in these situations, things are always more complicated than they first appear. This was the case in this recent HR Hotline call. Company recently rehired an […]
By: Amy Matthews I once worked with a manager who could never remember his HR-related acronyms. When it came to FMLA, he called it “LOL WTH.” While this seems humorous at the outset, it isn’t funny when it comes to actually working within the parameters of the FMLA rules. What is FMLA? Basically, FMLA applies […]
A recent case out of Illinois joins a host of cases from other states holding that an employer that disciplines or terminates an employee for inappropriate conduct caused by a disability does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers are given wide latitude to develop […]
The Department of Labor-provided forms for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) use are expiring today. Does that mean you no longer have to provide them to employees? Does it mean they are no longer valid? The answer to both questions is no. So what do you do? Department of Labor forms are typically only […]
Strict Compliance with Notice Requirements Important under FMLA The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers to provide different types of notices to an employee when he or she requests FMLA leave, including a general notice about FMLA posted in a conspicuous place, an eligibility notice, a rights and responsibilities notice, and a designation notice. […]
