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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Hall Benefits Law Blog
Determining Employee Eligibility for Leave Under the FMLA
By Anne Hall
Employers often misunderstand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regarding when an employee is eligible to take leave. Contrary to what many employers may think, not all employees are…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Yes, you can still fire employees for lying, even when they are seeking FMLA leave
67 employees of CSX Transportation submitted a required internal form requesting medical leave. Those requests had four key problems: 1.) each was submitted shortly after CSXT informed the employees that…
FMLA Insights
The FMLA Rules Are Important, But Don’t Let Them Stand in the Way of an Employee in Need
By Jeff Nowak
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…
wh Law Blog
Do I Have to Tell my Employer Why I Need FMLA and Medical Leave?
By Chris Burks
In short, yes, you do need to tell your employer why you need FMLA leave. This is so that your employer knows it is covered by the FMLA. However, you…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Is your business prepared for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?
Consider the following scenarios: A pregnant employee has already used her annual allotment of FMLA leave and has no FMLA leave available to use for any reason. A pregnant employee…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL Addresses When FLSA and FMLA Cover Remote Workers
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB 2023-1) to clarify when the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)…
Vedder Works
Calculating FMLA Leave: What Happens on Holidays?
On May 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) issued an opinion letter offering clarification as to whether holidays that occur during…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Geographic Distances Disappear When Determining Remote Workers’ FMLA Eligibility
By Tracey Levy
One of the more enduring effects of COVID has been the dispersion of employees to jurisdictions that may be far outside the employer’s anticipated commuting distance. Remote work enables organizations…
Labor & Employment Insights
Holiday Road! DOL Weighs in on Tracking FMLA Time Against Holidays
By Anne R. Yuengert, J. William Manuel
Tracking intermittent FMLA time — it’s every HR professional’s favorite thing to do. Do you come up with a total number of hours per employee or just count portions of…
Employment Law Watch
U.S. Department of Labor clarifies how to calculate FMLA leave over holidays
By Betty S.W. Graumlich, Noah Oberlander, Carew Bartley
In an opinion letter published this week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) clarified how employers should calculate an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”)…