Tag: Lincoln

Controversial Gay Rights Ordinance Goes into Effect in Omaha

By HR Hero Alerts Apr 3, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 3, 2012

by Mark M. Schorr As of March 28, 2012, a new protected category has been created under the Omaha Municipal Ordinance enforced by Omaha’s Human Rights and Relations Department. Omaha residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender are now protected from discrimination in the same way that sex, race, national origin, age, marital status, […]

Must an Employer Grant Permanent Intermittent FMLA Leave?

By North Dakota Employment Law Letter Sep 23, 2010 HR Hero Line

Updated: Sep 23, 2010

Maybe not, according to a recent decision from the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case has many people wondering if reevaluation of the word “leave” in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be on the  horizon. FMLA Complete Compliance Perception may be reality . . . In February 2007, Charlene Wisbey […]