http://www.hrmorning.com/my-best-hr-management-idea-taking-some-of-the-headache-out-of-fmla/ Your daily dose of HR Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.hrmorning.com/my-best-hr-management-idea-taking-some-of-the-headache-out-of-fmla/comment-page-1/#comment-7424 Annie Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:55:01 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=285#comment-7424 We allow for the family member to take sick leave if the physician writes a note specifically stating that the immediate relative is required to care for the family member. If not, the employee can take annual leave. Anyone can take the first 24 hours as sick without this note... We allow for the family member to take sick leave if the physician writes a note specifically stating that the immediate relative is required to care for the family member. If not, the employee can take annual leave.
Anyone can take the first 24 hours as sick without this note…

]]> http://www.hrmorning.com/my-best-hr-management-idea-taking-some-of-the-headache-out-of-fmla/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Wendy Tarmon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:12:34 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=285#comment-978 The only problem with that solution is that FMLA allows a spouse to provide emotional and moral support--physical assistance is not the only criterion; so if a physician indicates that the spouse's assistance is not necessary for his/her patient's medical care, who's to say that the one who's ill couldn't still benefit emotionally from the presence of his/her spouse? It's going to remain a gray area no matter. The only problem with that solution is that FMLA allows a spouse to provide emotional and moral support–physical assistance is not the only criterion; so if a physician indicates that the spouse’s assistance is not necessary for his/her patient’s medical care, who’s to say that the one who’s ill couldn’t still benefit emotionally from the presence of his/her spouse? It’s going to remain a gray area no matter.

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