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Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
2M ago
Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part 2: Lesser-Known FMLA Traps This is the second installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
3M ago
Little-Known FMLA Facts, Part 1: Under-Utilized FMLA Tools This is the first installment of a two-part series on little-known FMLA facts. Today’s installment covers under-utilized FMLA tools ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
5M ago
At-Will Employment Is a Fairy Tale… Once upon a time, employees in all states but Montana were presumed to be employed at-will, absent some sort of employment agreement (e.g. individual contract for a term, a collective bargaining agreement, policies that contemplate termination for cause, etc ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
11M ago
(Not Terribly Useful) Guidance from the DOL on the FMLA and Holidays Opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor are pretty unusual, so I get really excited when they issue one ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
States Jointly Issue New Paid Leave Guidance for Oregon-Washington Employers In a rare joint issuance, the state agencies in charge of paid Family Medical Leave (FML) programs in Oregon and Washington have issued clarification on which state’s paid leave program applies for employees crossing the states’ joint border ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
Employers May Use a Private Investigator to Validate an Employee’s Use of FMLA Leave While there are plenty of employees who legitimately need and appropriately use Family and Medical Leave Act leave, there are some bad apples out there who abuse FMLA leave, and employers are often frustrated with how to deal with them ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
Maryland General Assembly Passes Paid Family and Medical Leave – What’s Next for Employers? It provides for up to 12 weeks of paid leave for reasons that are mostly covered by the federal Family and Medical Act, and an additional 12 weeks if an employee requires both leave for their own serious health condition and to care for a child after birth/adoption/foster placement ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
Be VERY CLEAR In Your Communications About FMLA! A recent Family and Medical Leave Act case provides a lesson for employers. Curlee v. Lewis Bros. Bakeries Inc. of Tennessee highlights the need for employers to be very careful and very clear in their verbal communications with employees about Family and Medical Leave Act obligations ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
There Is No Delay When It Comes to FMLA: Union Workers Cannot Delay FMLA Leave According to Recent DOL Opinion Letter The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance that collectively-bargained leave policies cannot supersede the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act, even if the bargained-for policies are more generous ..read more
Worklaw Network Blog » FMLA
1y ago
FMLA Vacation - $2 Million Jury Award Employers have the right to act when in good faith they believe that an employee is abusing Family and Medical Leave. The risk an employer faces is when an employer’s lack of knowledge of the Family Medical Leave Act results in a mistaken belief that FML has been abused ..read more