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FMLA Insights
Free Webinar: Stop the Madness! Effective Ways to Protect Your Organization Against FMLA Abuse
By Jeff Nowak
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time) Online registration: Click here The Family and Medical Leave Act is generally considered to be an employee-friendly law, and employers…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes
By Sheri L. Giger, Sean P. Dawson
“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. This is the 27th blog in this series, which digs into…
FMLA Insights
Note to Employers: Stop Designating Lengthy Approval Dates on Your FMLA Designation Forms
By Jeff Nowak
I spend a decent part of my day reviewing FMLA forms, certification and correspondence. Exhilarating, for sure. When it comes to FMLA notices, do you care hear about one of…
FMLA Insights
Can Employees Be Disciplined When They Exceed the Frequency on Their FMLA Medical Certification? A Court Finally May Have Given Us an Answer
By Jeff Nowak
Can an employer discipline an employee for exceeding the frequency of expected absences indicated on an FMLA medical certification? I'm actually going to answer this question tomorrow during a free…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Regular, On-Site Attendance Is Essential Function of Auditor Job, Sixth Circuit Rules
The Sixth Circuit previously explained in Hostettler v. College of Wooster, 895 F.3d 844 (6th Cir. 2018) that regular, in-person attendance is not a per se essential function of every…
Labor & Employment Insights
“Open” Might Not Mean Open: How FMLA May Affect a Position’s Availability
Does a position that a company is holding for an employee out on FMLA leave an “open position” as contemplated by the Americans with Disabilities Act? In Maxwell v. Washington…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes
By Sheri L. Giger, Sean P. Dawson
“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. This is the 26th blog in in this series, which digs…
Management Memo
DOL Advises: FMLA Leave Should Not Be Delayed, No Exception for Collective Bargaining Agreements
By Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Ruzal, Carly Baratt
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) recently issued an opinion letter regarding the designation of FMLA leave in the context of employees covered by collective bargaining…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Are hangovers the next frontier of your FMLA headaches?
A German court recently ruled that a hangover qualifies as an “illness.”Which got me thinking … are hangovers the next frontier of your FMLA headaches?Thankfully, the answer to this question…
FMLA Insights
Are the DOL’s Proposed New FMLA Forms Just Another Version of Hamburger Helper?
By Jeff Nowak
Contrary to popular opinion, the biggest news lately out of the U.S. Department of Labor is not the fact that the agency just this week announced a final rule that…