Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Six Ways Your Managers Are Causing FMLA & ADA Leave Lawsuits, and How to Train Them to Stop.” A link to the recording can be accessed here (just requires providing some basic info about you) and the presentation PowerPoint can
What if I Offered You a Free Webinar That Provided the Roadmap to Create Your Own FMLA & ADA Manager Training? Would you Attend?
When: Wednesday, December 12 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time)
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Over the past year alone, employers have been forced to defend FMLA and ADA lawsuits due simply to an inappropriate comment from a manager after an employee requests time off or an accommodation in the workplace.
A snide comment about
Next Time Your Employee Requests FMLA Leave, Choose Sincerity with a Touch of Empathy
When it comes to administering FMLA, I’ll admit — I have grown cynical and hardened. Like a doctor who becomes desensitized to blood and guts, I, too, have become desensitized to an employee’s antics while on FMLA leave.
Taking FMLA leave for a beach vacation, you say? Sounds likely. Caring for your dying mother when,
Complying with the FMLA and ADA When Your Employee is Dealing with a Mental Health Condition: A Recap of our Webinar
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Complying with the FMLA and ADA When Your Employee is Dealing with a Mental Health Condition.” A link to the recording can be found Join Me for a Complimentary Webinar: Complying with the FMLA and ADA When Your Employee is Dealing with a Mental Health Condition
When: Wednesday, December 13 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time)
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Employers are increasingly managing employees who suffer from mental health conditions such as depression, stress, and panic attacks. Studies show that these mental health conditions are leading to increased use of FMLA leave. Administering FMLA leave and ADA accommodations in
At last! Not One, But TWO Court Decisions That Scale Back an Employee’s Right to Take Additional Leave After FMLA is Exhausted
There may not be an issue that strikes more fear in the land of HR than how to deal with an employee who cannot return to work after FMLA leave expires. Is some additional leave beyond 12 weeks required? The answer is almost always ‘yes.’
But how much leave are we obligated to provide?
For
Can We Lawfully Terminate an Employee After He Submits a Vague Doctor’s Note Seeking an Extension of Leave? In a Word, Yes.
An employee’s 12 weeks of FMLA leave has exhausted, and over the past several weeks, he’s provided you a series of vague doctor’s notes typically containing nothing more than a one-liner extending his medical leave of absence until his next appointment.
Sound familiar? Makes you want to scream, right?
What if I told you that,
Disclosing an Employee’s Medical Condition May Result in an Automatic FMLA Violation
This is a story about Scott. He has a medical condition affecting his genito-urinary system. In the words of my two-year old, Maggie, this condition sounds yucky.
Like other employees with a genito-urinary disorder, Scott didn’t want his medical condition broadcast.
To. Anyone.
In requesting FMLA leave for his condition, Scott submitted medical certification
Are Foreign Nationals on H-1B Work Visas Eligible for FMLA Leave?
Over the past few months, I’ve been asked by clients whether foreign nationals who are in the United States on work visas are eligible for FMLA leave.
As a General Matter, an H-1B Worker Must Be Paid (with some exceptions)
A U.S. employer hiring an H-1B worker is required to pay the worker while he/she
Does an FMLA Leave Request Double as a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation? Should Employers Care?
There is a hot debate brewing over the tantalizing question, “Does a request for FMLA leave also constitute a request for a reasonable accommodation under the ADA?” The worlds of FMLA and ADA clash!
Surely, this question ranks up there with life’s unanswered questions. You know, questions like: When does it stop being partly cloudy