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Suffering from Super Bowl-Induced FMLA Leave?
This morning, the sound of the morning alarm was harsh reality for scores of employees throughout Wisconsin. After celebrating a Packers Super Bowl victory late into the night (a bitter pill for this...
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Play Ball! An FMLA Lineup That Keeps You in the Pennant Race
In this opening weekend of major league baseball, hope springs eternal for every baseball fan. In honor of my beloved Chicago White Sox, I offer an FMLA lineup card below that from top to bottom will...
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FMLA FAQ: How Many Intermittent FMLA Leave Hours is an FLSA-Exempt Employee...
Q. We employ an FLSA-exempt employee who has been certified for intermittent FMLA leave for migraine headaches. He averages two to three intermittent absences per month. Normally, I would calculate...
View ArticleGiants Beat Patriots in the Super Bowl! Can I take FMLA Leave Today?
Monday, February 6, 2012 is a bittersweet day for employers across New York and elsewhere. Just hours earlier, their employees watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl...
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It's a Fact: Employers Often Can Designate FMLA Leave in Longer Increments...
In a recent post, I discussed an employer’s obligation to designate leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act even though the employee did not want it to be classified as FMLA leave. The post...
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How Can Congress Improve the FMLA? Let's Count the Ways...
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. On one hand, employee...
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FMLA FAQ: Can Excess Trips to the Potty Be Counted as FMLA Leave?
Q: One of our employees drinks a lot of water at work and goes to the bathroom continuously throughout the day. As a result, she uses far more than her normal breaks allow. She has provided...
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FMLA Leave for Headache Effectively Converts Full-Time Position into...
This one is a real headache. Sam oversees a storage area for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and during certain times of the year, his position requires a fairly extensive amount...
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The Best of 2014: Sending FMLA Notices by Mail/Email, Requiring Doctor's...
It’s the final week of the year, so while everyone else in the world is playing with their latest version of iPhone and other new electronic gadgets, I spend my time analyzing this year’s FMLA blog...
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FMLA FAQ: How Do I Calculate FMLA Leave Where My Employee's Work Schedule...
Q: Several of my employees’ workweeks vary from week to week. Some might work 30 hours one week and 40 hours the following week. How do I calculate their intermittent FMLA leave in any given week?...
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FMLA FAQ: How Does an Employer Calculate Intermittent FMLA Leave When an...
Q: One of our employees was at full-time status (40 hrs/wk.) six months ago when he was granted intermittent FMLA leave for a GI issue that flared up from time to time. He took 120 hours of FMLA leave...
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Chronic Conditions: Can an Employer Deny FMLA Leave When an Employee Does Not...
Frank, your night custodian, reports that he suffers from Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition that will cause him to miss work when the condition flares up from time to time, including his absence...
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Poorly Implemented FMLA Policies and Procedures are Killing Employers. Don’t...
Poorly implemented FMLA policies and procedures are in the spotlight this week. And just a few vague words and a slip up are costing two employers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their mistakes,...
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FMLA FAQ: If an Employee Racks Up Both FMLA and Unexcused Absences, Can He Be...
Here’s a puzzle for you. How would you handle it? Mary Beth is a nurse for a local hospital and has been diagnosed with cancer and asthma. Over the course of about one year: 1. She is certified for...
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Complying with the FMLA and ADA When Your Employee is Dealing with a Mental...
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Complying with the FMLA and ADA When Your Employee is Dealing with a Mental Health Condition.” A link to the recording can be...
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Your Employee Is Absent More Often Than Indicated on his FMLA Medical...
A week doesn’t go by without a client asking me whether they can discipline an employee for exceeding the number of absences allowed on their FMLA medical certification. The fact pattern usually goes...
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Creating Practical FMLA and ADA Training for Your Managers: Recap of our Webinar
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Six Ways Your Managers Are Causing FMLA & ADA Leave Lawsuits, and How to Train Them to Stop.” A link to the recording can be...
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Employees Busted Taking FMLA Leave for a Caribbean “Booze” Cruise, Yet...
It’s a Friday in the middle of summer. So, approximately half of your workforce called off today due to an FMLA-related absence. [Well, not really, but I’m not that far off, amirite?] Take heart. At...
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DOL Issues Regulations Implementing the New Emergency Paid Sick and Paid FMLA...
Let me start with a toast. A toast to the Department of Labor, which was thrust into a spotlight it didn’t seek. After Congress hastily cobbled together a bunch of confusing words on paper providing...
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Poorly Implemented FMLA Policies and Procedures are Killing Employers. Don’t...
Poorly implemented FMLA policies and procedures are in the spotlight this week. And just a few vague words and a slip up are costing two employers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their mistakes,...
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