Here's an answer key to the questions DMEC posed its survey participants: The FMLA offers unpaid, job-protected leave to workers who have serious health conditions or a need to care for a family ...

When confronted with suspicions that an employee has misused or abused FMLA leave, employers have options, said Alexis Knapp, shareholder at Littler Mendelson. But those options must be exercised in a ...

This blog post will be part of a series on “FMLA – Back to Basics.” Watch for upcoming posts. A common error in both FMLA policies and communications to ...

For all types of FMLA leave other than military caregiver leave (covered in greater detail below) – so, for leave needed due to the employee’s own or employee’s family member’s serious health ...

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The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been around since 1993, so for many in the workforce, it’s always been there. If you qualify for FMLA (the company has 50 or more employees in a 75-mile radius, ...

Been employed by the University for at least 12 months (consecutive or non-consecutive) and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the date FMLA leave commences. An ...

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect in 1993, so you just assume that as long as the business is big enough (50 people), you’re covered. But remote work has called that into question.

The U.S. Department of Labor is increasingly asking for employers’ wage and compensation practices as part of Family and Medical Leave Act investigations, attorneys at employer-side firm Littler ...