If you fire a staffer for allegedly abusing leave and then turn out to be wrong, you can still win in court — if you meet this one requirement.

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Thinking about waiting until the Supreme Court rules on health reform’s fate to comply with the law? Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. More…

Intermittent leave has rapidly become the No. 1 headache for HR/Benefits pros everywhere. But adding these measures to your FMLA policy will certainly ease the pain.  More…

The Supreme Court has now heard the arguments for and against the healthcare reform law. And a ruling is expected in June. What are most Americans hoping the outcome will be? More…

It appears benefits are about the only thing keeping employees around these days. More…

When the Supreme Court convenes in March to consider the constitutionality of the health reform law’s individual mandate, it must first answer this: Is it even allowed to rule on the mandate? More…

The healthcare reform law requires employers who sponsor health plans to provide workers with “summaries of coverage.” But after some delays, the feds just published the final rules, deadline and sample documents. More…

The Department of Labor just proposed rules that would make some major changes to the Family Medical Leave Act. They’d affect how just about every employer handles FMLA leave. More…

An employer is out $312,000 after a court ruled it wrongfully terminated a worker for not returning to work after exhausting his FMLA leave. The problem: The worker claimed he didn’t know his leave was exhausted because his employer didn’t tell him. More…

Health plan sponsors aren’t going to like this: Worries about the economy, increased expenses, reduced income and a desire to lighten their debt have older workers acting as their own doctors. More…