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A roadmap for taking some of the mystery out of FMLA

by March 9, 2013 Comments (0)

As new Family and Medical Leave Act rules kick in, a prominent employment law attorney offers some suggestions about how the feds should fix the law that’s driven HR pros crazy since 1993.

Was trip to the tropics proper use of FMLA leave?

by March 19, 2012 Comments (0)

An employee is fired after her company learns she spent her medical leave in a tropical vacation spot. She sues, claiming her employer violated FMLA. Did she win?

Horror story: How NOT to handle FMLA leave

by July 22, 2011 7 Comments

Note to managers: Telling an employee to find another job on her first day back from FMLA leave probably isn’t the best idea.

Best ways to bulletproof an at-will agreement

by April 23, 2009 Comments (0)

Even in at-will states — where the employer can terminate without cause — more and more employees are finding loopholes in at-will agreements. One recent court case shows how to close one of the big loopholes, involving medical leave.

No job for employee after medical leave: Is that legal?

by April 21, 2008 5 Comments

An employee takes FMLA leave. Her duties are shared by the rest of the department, and her supervisor decides they really don’t need her anymore. Can the company lay her off?