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Next Time Your Employee Requests FMLA Leave, Choose Sincerity with a Touch of Empathy

By Jeff Nowak on May 10, 2018
Posted in ADA, DOL Initiatives

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,…

DOL Publishes PowerPoint Presentation to Help Train Employees about FMLA

By Jeff Nowak on April 17, 2013
Posted in DOL Initiatives

DOL employee guide.jpgThis week, I had the privilege of presenting on the “Nuts and Bolts” of the FMLA with Department of Labor Branch Chief for FMLA, Diane Dawson.  Our presentation was part of an FMLA/ADAAA compliance conference hosted by the Disability Management Employers’ Coalition (DMEC).  [My unsolicited opinion: DMEC is a fabulous non-profit organization devoted to…

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Jeff Nowak is a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing employers. Jeff has two decades of experience advising and litigating on behalf of employers on a wide range of complex employment law matters and is a recognized leader on FMLA and ADA issues, helping employers develop comprehensive strategies to achieve compliance with employee leave and accommodation issues.

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