A funny thing happened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers everywhere sent their employees home to work, many of whom will work forever more out of their home or remote worksite, never to see the Company headquarters again.
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A Winter Treat! The ABA’s Summary of 2024 FMLA Court Decisions Has Arrived
By Jeff Nowak
What are we craving right now?
The Rule of Law!
Let me tell you, the American Bar Association delivered this past week!
Every spring, the ABA’s Labor and Employment Section Wage and Hour Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed…
DOL Sheds Light on Administering FMLA Leave When an Absence Triggers Both FMLA and State Paid Leave Laws
By Jeff Nowak
Week after week, it seems, a new city or state enacts its own paid leave law of some sort.
For employers obligated to comply with the federal FMLA and these local leave laws, it’s death by a thousand paper cuts.…
No Sibling Rivalry Here: Court Green Lights Potential FMLA Leave for Siblings
By Jeff Nowak
Let me share a story about Celestia, who requested a few weeks of FMLA leave to care for her sister who was dying from cancer.
Celestia was a finance manager at Midwest Auto Group (known as “MAG”), a car dealership…
Join Me for a Four-Day FMLA & ADA Master Class!
By Jeff Nowak
Imagine spending four consecutive days deepening your knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and gaining practical insight to manage employee absences and accommodations.
Interested?
For the past few years, I’ve conducted an…
Is the Department of Labor Turning FMLA Investigations into FLSA Investigations?
By Jeff Nowak
Every once in awhile, the U.S. Department of Labor rattles its saber, warning employers that it’s readying itself for aggressive enforcement investigations reviewing alleged FMLA violations.
For instance, two years ago, the DOL announced that it would ramp up FMLA…
Join Me for a Free Webinar: Remote Control? Managing Remote Work Requests in a Changed Workforce
By Jeff Nowak
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge.
This year, due to overwhelming demand, we’re covering remote work as an ADA accommodation.
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central…
When an Employee Abruptly Requests FMLA Leave after Being Given a Sucky Work Assignment, Can He Safely Be Terminated?
By Jeff Nowak
Meet Ray.
Ray is to the FMLA as Patrick Mahomes is to football. Ray is an FMLA pro, having taken FMLA leave a total of 158 times over three years. No joke. F-M-L-A simply rolled off Ray’s tongue, enabling him…
If You Re-Started Your Workplace with Five Privileges of Employment, How Would You Break Down Barriers for Colleagues with Disabilities?
By Jeff Nowak
Beads of sweat formed on my forehead, and my eyes began tearing up.
It was one month ago, and all it took was five minutes.
I was seated among 35 of my Littler colleagues, all of us participating in a…
Can an Employee Take Leave from Work for Lactation Breaks When the Baby Won’t Take a Bottle?
By Jeff Nowak
The wheels are turning, aren’t they?
This question is another arising out of a webinar I recently conducted with EEOC Legal Counsel Carol Miaskoff and Tracie DeFreitas (Job Accommodation Network) regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
A few weeks…