It’s the final week of the year, so while everyone else in the world is playing with their latest version of iPhone and other new electronic gadgets, I spend my time analyzing this year’s FMLA blog posts and agonizing over how I can deliver the FMLA to your virtual door in an even more efficient
December 2014
FMLA FAQ: Is An Employer Required to Pay a Prorated Amount of Annual Bonus after Employee Takes FMLA Leave?
It’s the end of the year. And with the end of the year comes questions from my clients about whether they need to account for an employee’s FMLA leave when doling out year-end bonuses. In other words, is an employer obligated to pay a bonus based on a “goal” when the employee missed the goal…
FMLA Leave for Headache Effectively Converts Full-Time Position into Part-Time Position; Employers’ Shrieks Heard Across the Country
This one is a real headache.
Sam oversees a storage area for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and during certain times of the year, his position requires a fairly extensive amount of overtime. For years, Sam has suffered from “cluster headaches,” which are far worse than migraines and can last for days. Sam’s physician…
When an Employee Falls Off a Ladder at Work, is His Absence Covered by FMLA? An Employer’s Misstep Discussed…
Note to self: When one of my employees:
- falls off a ladder at work,
- is taken to urgent care by the company’s HR Director,
- asks whether the FMLA would apply to his absence,
- then, as a result of his doctor’s orders, takes a multi-week absence after the fall from the ladder…
I’m going to…
FMLA Insights Selected as One of Top 100 Legal Blogs of 2014
Forget Cyber Monday…today is my Procrastination Monday! I explain why below.
I am pleased to announce that our FMLA Insights blog has been selected for the fourth consecutive year as one of the Top 100 Legal Blogs of 2014 by the ABA Journal! In its 8th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100, the…