• The HR Specialist - Print Newsletter
  • HR Specialist: Employment Law
  • The HR Weekly

On eve of flu season, know what FMLA covers

11/06/2013

Every year, flu season brings confusion and questions over whether the flu or a common cold can rise to the level of “serious health condition” that qualifies for FMLA leave. The regulations state, “Unless complications arise, the common cold [and] flu … do not meet the definition of a serious health condition and do not qualify for FMLA leave.”

Login


Your subscription includes:
  • checkmarkAsk the Attorney: Answers to your HR legal questions
  • checkmarkCompliance Guidance: Access to 7,000 HR news articles, updated daily, sorted by state
  • checkmarkState-by-State: Summaries of HR laws in all 50 states
  • checkmarkManager's Training Library: a treasure trove of printable training guides
  • checkmarkMemos to Managers for simple staff training
  • checkmarkThe Hiring Toolkit: Job descriptions, interview questions & exemption tests for 200+ positions
  • checkmarkWebinar of the Week: Train instantly with recent recordings
  • checkmarkSample Policies, Weekly Podcasts, Q&As and much, much more ...