John always sat in the same spot in the same pew, positioned about 50 feet from the side entrance of the church.
Deep in prayer, a rosary wrapped around his left hand, John would lift his head and turn toward me as I entered that side door every Friday morning.
With a slight nod of
Yesterday, the US Department of Labor resurrected its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which encourages employers to own up to potential minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and resolve them at an early opportunity.
For the first time in history, the DOL is extending this program to potential violations
There must be something in the water in EmployerLand, USA.
On multiple occasions lately, employers have confessed frustration to me with the lack of information provided by an employee’s physician in an FMLA medical certification or in support of an ADA accommodation.
But their next line is always troubling: “So, Jeff, I just picked up
Here’s a story about Dyamond, who will forever impact the manner in which you review FMLA medical certification.
If this teaser doesn’t have you on the edge of your seat, nothing in this little FMLA blog will.
Dyamond’s Story
Dyamond worked at an assisted living facility run by the State of Illinois (DHS), and she
A funny thing happened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers everywhere sent their employees home to work, many of whom will work forever more out of their home or remote worksite, never to see the Company headquarters again.
Coming out of the pandemic, some employers have drastically scaled back their brick-and-mortar headquarters. Others
What are we craving right now?
The Rule of Law!
Let me tell you, the American Bar Association delivered this past week!
Every spring, the ABA’s Labor and Employment Section Wage and Hour Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. Although our little FMLA blog catches
Week after week, it seems, a new city or state enacts its own paid leave law of some sort.
For employers obligated to comply with the federal FMLA and these local leave laws, it’s death by a thousand paper cuts.
These paid leave laws come in all shapes and sizes. Many of them permit leave
Let me share a story about Celestia, who requested a few weeks of FMLA leave to care for her sister who was dying from cancer.
Celestia was a finance manager at Midwest Auto Group (known as “MAG”), a car dealership that peddles luxury cars.
What follows, though, is a total used-car salesman move.
The Facts
Imagine spending four consecutive days deepening your knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and gaining practical insight to manage employee absences and accommodations.
Interested?
For the past few years, I’ve conducted an FMLA master class, switching over last year to an ADA course. This year, I am
Every once in awhile, the U.S. Department of Labor rattles its saber, warning employers that it’s readying itself for aggressive enforcement investigations reviewing alleged FMLA violations.
For instance, two years ago, the DOL announced that it would ramp up FMLA audits (as well as wage and hour audits generally) against those employers in the warehouse