Photo By: AR Division, ARH Branch, ARHM Section (https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Photos/igphoto/202494/) So, glad you asked. I think I can help. This is from the U.S. Department of Labor, which is the federal agency that enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act: An employer may deny a bonus that is based upon achieving…
By J.J. at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link You’re not seriously considering doing this, are you? Hey! I promised you a big announcement! Yes, I did. Before I stick a pin in your FMLA-shenanigans balloon, I’d like to invite you to a webinar. A webinar? How good could it…
Image Credit: Flickr.com (https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithallison/27388069805) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js And it’s only Tuesday! On Thursday at 3 pm ET, I’ll be participating in a free 1-hour webinar with my friends at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. This one is a “Roundtable Discussion: Navigating LGBTQ+ Issues in the Workplace.” CLE credit is available. You can register for the event…
If my wide open collar and disco moves aren’t “gritty” enough for you, well, I can fix that. I can guarantee you this assuming that you recover from the hysterical blindness, I’m told it’s only temporary. We’ll have some fun at these October events. And I’ll teach you a thing or two…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b8f35e6089f7a90518b4572) Oh, I’ve got your hookup today. As I was getting caught up on last week’s email, I came across a News Release from the U.S. Department of Labor. In this Release, the DOL touted “cross-agency effort complements the Department’s enforcement activities by strengthening and innovating compliance assistance…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b8dd93a846d78c9078b45c4) Meet the new forms; same as the old forms. Well, except for the new expiration date. Yes, that’s right. The U.S. Department of Labor has taken the existing FMLA forms and updated “Expires: 6/30/2018” in the upper right-hand corner of each form to “Expires: 8/31/2021.” Now,…
Stardate August 29, 2018. I found a 4G network and am typing this blog post at sea before I lose the network. Stay with me Verizon! How confident are you that your attendance policy complies with the FMLA? If it’s anything less than, “Damn right it does,” check out this…
Yep. So says the DOL in a brand new Opinion Letter released this week. No go win that blue pie piece in the Trivial Pursuit – HR Compliance Edition. PS – Day Three at sea and the WiFi on the cruise ship remains poor. I’m trying unionize the crew to…
By Social Security Administration (Social Security Administration) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsLast week, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced another federal paid leave proposal into the swelling options currently being considered in Congress. Kicking the can on Social Security. This bill is being dubbed the ‘‘Economic Security for New Parents Act.”…
By Stethoscopes – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link I’ll wait patiently while you grab your pearls for clutching. We know that the Family and Medical Leave Act permits eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of covered leave in a 12-month period. That leave can be taken in…