12/28/2009
Employees often claim their jobs stress them out. And for some, it’s so bad they feel they need to take off work for a week or so to cope. That doesn’t mean, however, that employees are automatically entitled to use FMLA leave. Even if they get a doctor to write a note “prescribing” rest, they don’t qualify for FMLA leave unless there’s some additional treatment ordered, such as medication or counseling.
12/23/2009
Q. If an employee exhausts his 12 weeks of FMLA and still isn’t able to return to work, should we terminate his employment immediately?