It’s that time of year — my kids are already making changes to the fourth draft of their Christmas wish list, holiday music has been playing on my local radio station for four weeks now, and I’m just about ready to claim the couch where I will spend most of Thanksgiving week in my PJs
These Three Key FMLA and ADA Resources Will Help You Conquer the World
If you have any interest in vastly improving your FMLA and ADA mojo, here are three can’t miss resources you need to make part of your professional reading and education each spring:
1. Review the ABA’s Report of 2016 FMLA Cases. Every February, the American Bar Association’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a
FMLA Insights Selected to Join the Hall of Fame!
As a young tyke growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I regularly reminded my mom and dad that when I grew up, I planned to be the editor of the Chicago Tribune and a second baseman for a major league baseball team, right before I became the first American Pope.
Foolish as I
Please Nominate FMLA Insights for the ABA Blawg 100!
Dear fellow FMLA nerds:
Can I get your vote? What if I promised that it would only take 30 seconds out of your day, or less than the time it would take to read one of my rambling blog posts?
Last year, for the 5th consecutive year, our little FMLA blog was named one of
DOL Issues New FMLA Poster and Publishes Guide to Help Employers Administer FMLA
This week, the Department of Labor announced that it soon will issue a new general FMLA Notice that can be used interchangeably with their current FMLA posting. In issuing this new directive, the agency also unveiled a new guide to help employers navigate and administer the FMLA.
Here’s the scoop:
New DOL Poster
Under the
FMLA Insights Selected as One of Top Legal Blogs for Fifth Straight Year!
My dear blog readers:
I am delighted to announce that our FMLA Insights blog has been selected for the fifth consecutive year as one of the Top 100 Legal Blogs of 2015 by the ABA Journal! In its 9th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100, we were only one of six employment blogs to
FMLA FAQ: Can an Employer Require That an Employee Sign a Form Confirming He Took FMLA Leave for the Reason Provided (To Combat FMLA Abuse)?
Q. In trying to reduce the amount of FMLA abuse in our Company (about 30% usage), we are contemplating having employees returning from FMLA leave complete a form that asks why they were out, had they been out for this reason before (and when), and that they took leave for the reason they provided. Can
Please Nominate FMLA Insights for the ABA Blawg 100
Dear fellow FMLA aficionados:
Can I get your vote? What if I promised that it would only take 30 seconds out of your day, or less than the time it would take to read one of my rambling blog posts?
Last year, for the 4th consecutive year, our little FMLA blog was named one of
Need To Investigate Employee Misconduct While the Employee is on FMLA Leave? Follow This Employer’s Lead
Even once in awhile an employer has handled an FMLA situation so effectively, you just want to shout out, “You Go Girl!” . . . or let out a fist pump (like you just sank a 70-foot birdie) . . . or initiate a wild chest bump in the hallway with a colleague (after you
Check Out ABA’s Summary of 2014 FMLA Court Decisions — An Excellent Resource for Employers
Want to read about nearly FMLA case that was either dismissed or allowed to advance toward trial? Want a snapshot of what employers got right and what they got wrong in the land of FMLA? Look no further:
Every February, the American Bar Association’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of significant