Did Hospital Violate USERRA by Terminating Deployed Surgeon?
By Kyle Johnson, JD, Frost Brown Todd LLC
Tag: Leave Management
Ask the Expert: Handling Absences for Pregnant Employees Not Covered by FMLA
For pregnant employees not covered under FMLA, are employers obligated by law to allow for no penalty intermittent absences due to pregnancy issues? May an employer count the time away from work as absences as stated under the company’s attendance policy?
FMLA Training Scenario Video: Employee Caring for Disabled Nephew
In this video training series, we tackle FMLA-related workplace scenarios not unlike those your supervisors or managers might face any day. Then we explain whether the supervisor handled the situation correctly and what considerations should be made when handling a similar situation involving the FMLA. In this scenario, an employee has a situation where his […]
Ask the Expert: Will Laying Off Enlisted Employee Violate USERRA?
We have just determined that we will be having a reduction in force. One of our employees, who was scheduled to be affected by the reduction, just notified us yesterday that he needed the day off to get a health exam as part of his enlistment process for military service. Since his selection for termination […]
Arkansas, Delaware, and Michigan Update Leave Laws
By BLR Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld, JD
New FMLA Poster and Employer Guide Released
By BLR Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld, JD
Preexisting Conditions: You Must Take Employees as You Find Them
By Rebecca Kopp Levine, JD, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Determining FMLA Eligibility for Temporary Workers
This article series highlights the requirements for determining Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligibility. The last installment focused on the third area of the three-prong test used to determine FMLA eligibility, the minimum worksite requirement. However, how do you handle FMLA eligibility for temporary workers? Let’s have a look.
PTO, the DOL, and NPRM: Proposed Paid Sick Leave Rules Explained
Yesterday’s Advisor explored proposed DOL rules concerning paid sick leave for federal contractors. Today we provide more on that topic, maximum accrual, carryover, reinstatement, and payment for unused leave as well as existing leave policies.
Do You Have Federal Contracts? You’ll Want to Catch Up on this Proposed Rule
In February 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.