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SimplyHR
Seven tips to curb leave abuse
Leave management is a common topic of conversation for HR professionals and employment specialists. Knowing the leave laws and the types of leave are just the tip of the iceberg…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Denies Motion to Dismiss in FMLA Case
In Myles v. UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, No. 17-00871-XR, 2018 US Dist. LEXIS 5080 (W.D. Tex.), we see an instance in which the state employee successfully sued the…
Café con Labor
Principales puntos a recordar de nuestro Seminario Anual sobre Derecho Laboral en Tampa
View English Version Here ¡Nuestro primer Seminario Anual sobre Derecho Laboral en Tampa fue un éxito... con más de 70 asistentes! Prevemos ya que el seminario va a seguir creciendo…
Employer Law Report
New DOL opinion letter may provide clarity as to when FMLA-mandated breaks are paid and when they are unpaid
As we previously reported in the post "The return of Department of Labor Opinion Letters," the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) began issuing opinion letters again in mid-2017 after a…
The EPL Advisor
An Employee’s Workplace Asthma Attack May Trigger FMLA Protections
Many times, timing is everything (or nearly so). For example, in Dighello v. Thurston Foods, Inc. (and unlike the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling in Bailey v. Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., about which we…
FMLA Insights
The DOL’s FMLA Forms Are Expiring! Are Employers Still Required to Comply with the Law?
By Jeff Nowak
The DOL's model FMLA forms and notices are about to turn into the proverbial pumpkin come midnight this Friday, June 1, 2018. So, what is an employer to do? Besides…
The EPL Advisor
Employer’s FMLA Policy and Legitimate Business Reason Lead to Early Dismissal of Employee’s Claim
In Everson v. SCI Tennessee Funeral Services, LLC., the federal court granted summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s FMLA claims because the worker failed to follow Defendant’s FMLA notice requirements when requesting…
School Law
The FMLA: Challenges for Independent Schools
HR Forum June 15, 2018 St. George's School, 372 Purgatory Road, Middletown, RI 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EDT Leander Dolphin will present on the FMLA and its applications to…
Cannabis
As Cannabis Businesses Grow, So Do Applicable Employment Laws: Part 2
Some employment laws are applicable to all businesses, such as minimum wage and hour laws. Other employment laws and regulations only kick in once a business employs a certain number…
HR Defense
DOL Again Offers Opinion Letters to Employers
By Akerman Law
Employers will once again have another source of guidance on wage and hour issues from the U. S. Department of Labor, which last month reinstated the practice of issuing opinion…