Don’t have one? Good. You can skip today’s post. As for the rest of you, say a silent prayer to whatever higher power you believe in, email me a thank you, and read on… Yesterday, some of my buddies and I delivered the second of two continuing legal education sessions…
It all began last week with a (possible) typographical error in a tweet from our 45th President, “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” At first, President Trump’s tweet confused us; “covfefe” even stumped a spelling bee champ while creating a spike in demand for novelty license plates. But then President Trump doubled down on Twitter, “Who…
I love my readers. Like my youngest daughter with a pile of peas, my readers devour HR-compliance wonk and nuance. For example, last week I ran a post called, “Someone who doesn’t know that they have a serious health condition can still get FMLA, you guys.” That post was about…
The Family and Medical Leave Act enables eligible employees to take leave for up to 12 weeks in a 12-month period for their own serious health condition, among other things. How do you know if an employee is requesting FMLA leave? Do they have to say “F-M-L-A”? Heck no! But, they…
I was wondering how I’d top yesterday’s lesson on how to curse out your boss, his mom, and his entire family on Facebook…and keep your job. So, how about we do Family and Medical Leave Act and social media in one post! Yasssssssssssss! At this blog, that’s like the HR-compliance…
Can you believe this song is five years old? Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employee must follow the employer’s “usual and customary” procedures for requesting FMLA leave absent “unusual circumstances.” True dat. True dat. Employee fails to follow a detailed call-out procedure; gets suspended. In Acker…
Do employee-leave issues and ACA woes have you feeling like this? Well, next month, my friends at Kistler Tiffany and I have got your back. We’re presenting two free, live seminars to help you tackle your ACA, ADA, and FMLA issues. The first will be on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 9:30 AM…
A new bill, introduced last week in this U.S. House of Representatives, would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to permit parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave to mourn the death of a child. Here is a link to the bill, known as the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act.…
Are you headed to Washington, DC for SHRM’s 2017 Employment Law and Legislative Conference on March 13-15? I’d love to meet up with you. Well, unless you’re really creepy. Forget about trying to grab me after my ADA/FMLA session. You’ll be one of dozens of HR professionals sprinting to the front of…
You know, it’s one thing to communicate with employees on FMLA to express concern for their well-being or determine whether they plan to return to work as scheduled. But, when you turn into the FMLA Police, that’s when problems ensue. [cue music] Don’t do this. Consider this recent Eleventh Circuit…