DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Calculating FMLA Leave During a Holiday Week
Welcome to the two people willing to dive into this blog post after reading that riveting headline! In a highly technical opinion letter issued this week, the Department of Labor clarified how to...
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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 Sunday Mass. This past weekend, I...
View ArticleThe Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect Today; Join Me for a Webinar...
Today has arrived. Though several states beat Congress to the punch, as of today, employers are required under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to provide reasonable accommodations to employees...
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When You Send Your Employees To Work Abroad, Do They Lose the Right to Take...
Once your employee steps off U.S. soil, does the employee lose FMLA protection? It depends. Consider these two scenarios: In the first scenario, your employee requests FMLA to sit bedside with his...
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When an Employee Fails to Return FMLA Medical Certification, Can an Employer...
Your employee, Johnny, is one of your poor performers. Upon receiving his latest written warning, he requests a leave of absence due to anxiety from working in a hostile work environment. Tell me...
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In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
Halloween 2023 was a tough day in our house. Every year, the holiday approaches with a great deal of parental anxiety not because we fret over what costume our 9-year-old daughter will select for the...
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Join Me for A Free Webinar! Pregnancy Accommodations: Navigating Difficult,...
Join me for my annual webinar in which I cover the key issues of the day. Unless you prefer to pay me, this webinar comes to you free of charge. When: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m....
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Join Me for a Three-Day ADA Master Class!
After years of hosting FMLA parties, I invite you now to an ADA party! Seriously. A party where we spend nine hours together over three straight days discussing nothing but the A-D-A. Are you excited...
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As We Turn to a New Year, What Leave Benefits Are Employers Offering in 2024?...
Do you, by chance, offer your employees “Paw-ternity” leave? More seriously, how about NICU leave? With the ever-increasing reality that the federal government will offer no lifeline to streamline the...
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Did Your Employee Call Off Today Due to Super Bowl Flu? Throw the Flag!
This morning, the day after the Super Bowl, 16.1 million of your employees will call in “sick.” Over 6 million of these employees will face discipline for their call-in, according to UKG, which...
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A Little Belated Valentine’s Day Gift for Us. The ABA’s Summary of 2023 FMLA...
Love is in the air! Cupid’s arrow came in the form of something special this year – the ABA’s summary of 2023 FMLA decisions! Every spring, the ABA’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee...
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In a PWFA World, Can an Employer Safely Request FMLA Medical Certification...
For decades, employers have applied the usual FMLA rules for an employee who cannot work because of limitations due to pregnancy. When these limitations render a pregnant employee unable to work, the...
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Can an Employee Take Leave from Work for Lactation Breaks When the Baby Won’t...
The wheels are turning, aren’t they? This question is another arising out of a webinar I recently conducted with EEOC Legal Counsel Carol Miaskoff and Tracie DeFreitas (Job Accommodation Network)...
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If You Re-Started Your Workplace with Five Privileges of Employment, How...
Beads of sweat formed on my forehead, and my eyes began tearing up. It was one month ago, and all it took was five minutes. I was seated among 35 of my Littler colleagues, all of us participating in a...
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When an Employee Abruptly Requests FMLA Leave after Being Given a Sucky Work...
Meet Ray. Ray is to the FMLA as Patrick Mahomes is to football. Ray is an FMLA pro, having taken FMLA leave a total of 158 times over three years. No joke. F-M-L-A simply rolled off Ray’s tongue,...
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Join Me for a Free Webinar: Remote Control? Managing Remote Work Requests in...
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge. This year, due to overwhelming demand, we’re covering remote work as an ADA accommodation. When: Wednesday,...
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Is the Department of Labor Turning FMLA Investigations into FLSA Investigations?
Every once in awhile, the U.S. Department of Labor rattles its saber, warning employers that it’s readying itself for aggressive enforcement investigations reviewing alleged FMLA violations. For...
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Join Me for a Four-Day FMLA & ADA Master Class!
Imagine spending four consecutive days deepening your knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and gaining practical insight to manage employee absences...
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No Sibling Rivalry Here: Court Green Lights Potential FMLA Leave for Siblings
Let me share a story about Celestia, who requested a few weeks of FMLA leave to care for her sister who was dying from cancer. Celestia was a finance manager at Midwest Auto Group (known as “MAG”), a...
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