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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Employees Should Not Be Working While on FMLA Leave
By Renee Manson
Q: Can I require an employee to do work while the employee is on FMLA leave? What if the employee volunteers to work while on leave? A: Under most circumstances,…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes.
“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. This is the fifteenth in a series highlighting some of the…
Labor & Employment Report
No, You Can’t Sleep on the Job, Especially when it’s a Matter of Life or Death!
As an employment attorney, I deal with new issues nearly every day. But, there’s one issue that seems to come up on a regular basis. It involves employers asking for…
FMLA Insights
Next Time Your Employee Requests FMLA Leave, Choose Sincerity with a Touch of Empathy
By Jeff Nowak
When it comes to administering FMLA, I'll admit -- I have grown cynical and hardened. Like a doctor who becomes desensitized to blood and guts, I, too, have become desensitized…
Employment & Labor
THIS is how you reasonably accommodate a disabled employee
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 16 months discussing bad employers—those that so mishandled employees that they earned a spot on my list of America’s Worst Employers.Today,…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Are You Interfering With FMLA Rights If You Offer The Option to Work During Leave?
Employees who take leave to care for a family member often have the ability to continue working during their leave if the caretaking obligations do not consume all of their…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Compensation of Frequent Breaks for Serious Health Condition Under FMLA
On April 12, 2018, the U.S. DOL issued Opinion Letter FLSA2018-19 regarding the compensability of frequent breaks. As the DOL notes, most employers provide employees a 20 minute (or less) paid…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
Issues to Cover in Your Employee Handbook
By Ravi S. Nagi
Having an employee handbook is a great way to introduce new employees to your company and the various policies you have in place. There are several issues you are required…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Accommodation Not Include Extended Leave
As often happens with serious injuries, the recovery period is hard to predict. In Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., 872 F.3d 476 (7th Cir. 2017), Raymond Severson took his full…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
DOL Issues Helpful FLSA Guidance for Employers
On April 12, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor reinstituted its practice of issuing opinion letters, providing the Agency’s interpretation of discrete issues under…