Halloween 2023 was a tough day in our house.
Every year, the holiday approaches with a great deal of parental anxiety not because we fret over what costume our 9-year-old daughter will select for the day.
Sheesh, that’s the easy
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When an Employee Fails to Return FMLA Medical Certification, Can an Employer Lawfully Terminate the Employee?
Your employee, Johnny, is one of your poor performers. Upon receiving his latest written warning, he requests a leave of absence due to anxiety from working in a hostile work environment.
Tell me you’ve seen this one before.
Apparently, Johnny’s
When You Send Your Employees To Work Abroad, Do They Lose the Right to Take FMLA Leave?
Once your employee steps off U.S. soil, does the employee lose FMLA protection?
It depends.
Consider these two scenarios:
In the first scenario, your employee requests FMLA to sit bedside with his mother, who suffering from terminal cancer. Mom is
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect Today; Join Me for a Webinar to Understand your Obligations
Today has arrived.
Though several states beat Congress to the punch, as of today, employers are required under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are limited from working due to pregnancy and childbirth.
The FMLA Rules Are Important, But Don’t Let Them Stand in the Way of an Employee in Need
Happy belated Father’s Day to all the dads and father-figures out there!
On Father’s Day every year, dads in my church are invited to give the Father’s Day homily at Sunday Mass. This past weekend, I volunteered to offer the
DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Calculating FMLA Leave During a Holiday Week
Welcome to the two people willing to dive into this blog post after reading that riveting headline!
In a highly technical opinion letter issued this week, the Department of Labor clarified how to calculate FMLA leave usage when an employee
DOL Publishes a New (Eggplant-Colored) FMLA Poster
In the dark of night, those crazy kids over at the U.S. Department of Labor were busy at work publishing new FMLA regulations, FMLA opinion letters, a new FMLA poster.
BREAKING NEWS: The USDOL publishes a new FMLA poster!
Let
When an Employee Has Lost a Loved One, What Should Employers Do to Help?
Just over a week ago, Christians around the world commemorated Good Friday. We know the story well: three days later, the tears of Good Friday were wiped away on Easter.
For those of us who have lost a loved one,
You Don’t Have to Be Irish to Enjoy This March Treat: The ABA’s Summary of 2022 FMLA Court Decisions Has Arrived!
Raise a pint of Guinness and let’s celebrate – the ABA’s summary of 2022 FMLA decisions has arrived!
Every spring, the ABA’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts
Is an Employer Required to Provide FMLA Leave Indefinitely to an Employee Who Cannot Work Overtime?
Every one of us in the HR/employment world has met this moment. Your employee, Tommy, is a subpar performer who regularly takes time off on Mondays and Fridays and in conjunction with holidays, and is tardy multiple times each week.