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HR Defense
Latest Developments Under the FMLA
There is some very interesting news in the world of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)! The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law enacted by President…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
You Can Choose Your Health Care Providers…and You Are Bound by Their Medical Opinions
“You can choose your friends but you [sure] can’t choose your family,” Harper Lee wrote in To Kill a Mockingbird. Add health care providers to those you can choose. But…
New Jersey Law Blog
Update: FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated several notices and forms relating to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The revised FMLA regulations require employers (generally applicable…
FMLA Insights
Court Rules That Third Party Administrators Can Be Held Liable for FMLA-Related Violations
By Jeff Nowak
Employers often outsource to third party administrators the task of managing their FMLA processes. Under this model, the TPA handles FMLA requests, paperwork and approvals instead of the employer's human…
World of Employment
Now in Effect: New FMLA Poster and I-9 Form!
By Renea Saade
As a friendly reminder, employers must update two key employment forms this month. As of March 8th, employers must begin using the most recent FMLA poster issued by the Department…
Minnesota Employer
Happy 20th Anniversary to the FMLA
February 6, 2013 marked twenty years since the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was signed into law. The United States Department of Labor recently published the results of a survey…
Employment Law Matters
Facebook postings showing misuse of FMLA leave can form sufficient legal basis for termination.
Based on the number of “Facebook” decisions from the National Labor Relations Board over the past two years, most employers understand that when employee Facebook postings constitute “protected activity” under…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Health Care and Employee Manuals
As Obamacare continues to be implemented over time, it is important for employers and employees to understand the changes. With that in mind, my partners at Sirote who are in…
School Law
Employers Must Update Their FMLA Posters
Covered employers must now update the information they post regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act to include changes to the Act, primarily relating to military family leave. Among other…
FMLA Insights
How Can Congress Improve the FMLA? Let’s Count the Ways…
By Jeff Nowak
Over the past month, as we recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, advocates for employees and employers have been clamoring for changes to the Act.…