I love baseball.
I love the sport so much that, in our family, we are taught that America’s favorite pastime was formed in the story of Creation somewhere between
What Can Baseball Teach Us about the FMLA?
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ABA’s Summary of 2021 FMLA Cases an Outstanding Resource for Employers
If you’re not attending my two-day FMLA master class/party next week (there still is time!), you might find this additional resource helpful for your FMLA efforts.
Every February, the American Bar Association’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive
DOL Announces Ramped-Up FMLA Audits for Employers in Select Industries
They’re baaaaaack!
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor announced that it would ramp up FMLA audits (as well as wage and hour audits generally) on employers, particularly those in the warehouse and logistics industries.
Noting the increased demand and
Join Me for a Two-Day FMLA Party: An FMLA Master Class!
As I celebrate my third anniversary at Littler, I’d like to invite you to an FMLA party.
Seriously.
A party where we spend seven hours together over two straight days discussing nothing but the F-M-L-A.
Are you excited yet!?!
Should Bucs’ Wide Receive Antonio Brown Been Offered FMLA Leave Instead of Getting Canned?
Hey, thanks for hitting on that clickbait!
Now that you’re here, let me tell you the story of Antonio Brown, soon-to-be former football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This past Sunday, Brown engaged in a verbal spat on the
Access the Recording of our Webinar: Managing Remote Work Requests During (and After) the Pandemic
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Managing Remote Work Requests During (and After) the Pandemic.” You still can access the recording here (a short registration is required), and the presentation PowerPoint slides can
Free Webinar: Managing Remote Work Requests During (and After) the Pandemic
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge!
When: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time)
Online registration: Click here
Work-from-home requests were on the increase even before the
Under the ETS, What Paid Leave Must an Employer Provide an Employee to Obtain a COVID-19 Vaccine or Test?
It’s arrived. Finally.
For those of us who have poured over the 490 glorious pages of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers across America to get their employees vaccinated, our collective heads are spinning this morning.
This is a
Has Federal Paid Leave Been Resurrected from the Dead? Pelosi-backed Legislation Needs a Lifeline to Survive
The ink had not even dried on my blog post last week (calling federal paid leave a possibility) when a federal paid leave bill pending in the House was declared dead.
Fast forward to yesterday, when news outlets began reporting
Will Federal Paid Leave Finally Become Law? We’ll Likely Learn This Week, but Here’s Where We Stand as of Today
Back in April, President Biden unveiled an aggressive plan to provide federal paid family and medical leave to employees at workplaces across America. Dubbed the “American Families Plan,” the law would provide up to 12 weeks of paid