Imagine receiving an FMLA medical certification from your employee, Dan, that has his handwriting all over it except for the physician’s signature. Your fraud radar is screaming, so you want to confirm directly with his doctor whether this document is legit.
But before you can call his doctor to authenticate the document, imagine further that
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Russ, a bus driver, takes medical leave from work on 24 different occasions without following the employer’s call-in procedure, and then preemptively provides medical certification from a local chiropractor who is known to churn out FMLA medical certifications like a grandparent who generously dishes out candy to
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To celebrate, I am inviting you to a five-day FMLA & ADA Party!
This ain’t no joke. Join me for five days (13-hours!) at an interactive master class that will have you singing FMLA and ADA from the mountaintops!
Think case studies, real-world examples, 2025
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge.
This year’s webinar focuses on how employers can proactively guard against misuse of FMLA and ADA leave.
And there will be singing, plenty of singing.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time)
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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
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
For decades, employers have applied the usual FMLA rules for an employee who cannot work because of limitations due to pregnancy. When these limitations render a pregnant employee unable to work, the employer has always had the right to obtain medical certification to confirm the limitation and the employee’s need for leave from work.
When
This morning, the day after the Super Bowl, 16.1 million of your employees will call in “sick.”
Over 6 million of these employees will face discipline for their call-in, according to UKG, which provides workforce management and human resource management services.
I didn’t need this survey to remind me that employers face an
Your employee, Johnny, is one of your poor performers. Upon receiving his latest written warning, he requests a leave of absence due to anxiety from working in a hostile work environment.
Tell me you’ve seen this one before.
Apparently, Johnny’s boss was guilty of being too direct.
The next day, Johnny texts in a note