FMLA

Carefully calculate and communicate how much FMLA leave employee has available

06/17/2016

Make sure HR staff know how to calculate FMLA leave and keep careful tabs on how that leave is used. That way, you minimize chances that an employee will receive erroneous information that could lead to a lawsuit alleging that you interfered with someone’s FMLA rights.

Take care when calculating overtime & FMLA

06/17/2016

Do you offer voluntary overtime to employees, but make attendance mandatory if employees sign up? If so, watch how you calculate FMLA leave. You have to include the overtime in the calculation of available FMLA hours, or you can’t subtract FMLA hours for an absence.

Discipline with care after FMLA leave: Build solid, performance-based case

06/09/2016

Employees can’t be held responsible for work not performed while they are out on FMLA medical leave. But that doesn’t mean employers are powerless to discipline an employee for poor performance that’s not related to the medical leave.

Time to check the FMLA poster on your bulletin board

05/17/2016

FMLA compliance may be one of the trickiest parts of an HR pro’s job, but the law’s notification requirements are easy to deal with.

Employers: Display updated FMLA poster

05/05/2016

In May 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new version of the FMLA poster that employers are required to hang in their workplaces. The big question: If you already have an FMLA poster in your workplace, must you display this new version? Here are the details, plus links to the new poster and employer’s guide …

Beware knee-jerk firing after FMLA leave

05/04/2016

Employees who return from FMLA leave may not be fully healed. They may, in fact, have developed serious enough medical problems to be disabled under the ADA.

Patience pays off when handling disabled employee’s return-to-work issues

04/22/2016

Patience has its rewards, especially when dealing with a newly disabled employee who might not be able to return to her job.

Make sure employees know their FMLA rights

04/22/2016

FMLA administration is a top frustration to HR professionals.

Indefinite leave is not a reasonable accommodation

04/08/2016

Sometimes, 12 weeks of FMLA leave isn’t long enough for workers to recover from illness or injury. But, indefinite leave does not have to be accommodated.

An FMLA snafu can lead to personal liability