Finally: EEOC offers a wider perspective on what's required in ADA leave
There are several things employers want to pay close attention to in the EEOC’s latest document covering the ADA.
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It’s possible to terminate employees while they’re on medical leave — but extreme caution is needed. Here’s how one company did it and avoided legal trouble:
A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit highlights the dangers of fixed leave policies.
Key changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act will take effect March 8, according to the Department of Labor. They’ll affect how just about every employer handles FMLA leave. Here’s a look at the new regs: FMLA calculation requirements The DOL decided against requiring companies to track FMLA leave in the smallest increments their…
With layoffs, reorganizations and cutbacks, more and more employers face this legally risky situation: denying reinstatement to an employee coming off FMLA leave. Court cases and rulings have shown what the valid defenses are when you’re forced to make that move.
A new ruling is a good reminder that the process of granting FMLA leave is fraught with opportunities to make mistakes.
Here’s proof that there’s no bigger pain in the butt for employers than the Family and Medical Leave Act.
While things with the pandemic are moving in a positive direction, more and more companies are making the transition and bringing workers back to the office. Whether workers are coming in full-time or just a few days a week, it can be an adjustment for everyone. Change is tough, and even if they hated it,…
Employees are eligible for FMLA if they have a serious health condition which results in a “period of incapacity of more than three, consecutive full calendar days.” So why did a court recently rule that an employee was protected under FMLA even though she only missed two days of work?
For weeks, many states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hawaii Gov. David Ige extended the stay-at-home order across the state through May 31, meaning residents may leave their homes only for various essential needs, including healthcare, purchasing food, medicine, gasoline, taking care of the elderly, minors, or those with…
Remember the case of the bridge worker who won his ADA case on account of his fear of heights? Consider the story of the utility company lineman who can’t climb utility poles.
An employee takes leave to enter rehab for alcoholism. Over nearly three months the employee relapses several times and misses work prior to – and during – several stints in rehab. Are all of his absences FMLA-protected?
Can an HR professional adequately perform her job duties if she’s unable to communicate verbally?
Loads of companies have long-standing policies that require employees to submit a doctor’s note explaining the medical condition that caused them to miss several consecutive work days. Now a judge says that’s a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
You want employees together again. Some don’t want to come back to the office. How can you meet in the middle? HR can make coming back to the office worth it for employees, but it might not be easy. And here’s why: About 60% of employees want to work remotely all the time. About 35%…
More and more frequently we hear about new return-to-office (RTO) policies being implemented in businesses all over the world. While this can be a good idea, many leaders focus so much on the potential benefits that they don’t see the inconvenience, frustration or anger of employees at the change. This mistake can fill the RTO…
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