JD Supra

Employer’s FMLA Policy And Legitimate Business Reason Lead To Early Dismissal Of Employee’s Claim

In Everson v. SCI Tennessee Funeral Services, LLC., the federal court granted summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s FMLA claims because the worker failed to follow Defendant’s FMLA notice ...
JD Supra

Department of Labor Affirms that FMLA Runs Concurrently with Paid Leave

On September 10, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Opinion Letter, FMLA2019-3-A, reinforcing the DOL’s position set out in an earlier opinion letter ...
Law

7th Circuit Rules on FMLA Leave With Disability Benefits

Roadway Express violated the Family and Medical Leave Act when it required an employee to concurrently use her paid leave, ruled the 7th Circuit last month, adding that a Department of Labor ...
HR Dive

Fired HR specialist wasn’t entitled to retroactive FMLA, 7th Circuit holds

An employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act when it refused to grant a fired employee retroactive leave, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Chitwood v. Ascension ...
WBJournal

HR Issues | New regs for FMLA mean policy updates for the human resources office

Ask any human resources professional which law causes the most problems day-in and day-out, and the majority will undoubtedly say the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The U.S. Department of Labor ...
HR Dive

Holidays only sometimes count against FMLA leave entitlements, DOL affirms

Employees who take Family and Medical Leave Act leave in partial or intermittent increments during a week may not have holidays that fall during the same week counted against their FMLA leave, U.S.
Houston Chronicle

How to Dock Pay From Exempt Employees During an FMLA

The Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division, a division of the Department of Labor, administers The Family and Medical Leave Act. FMLA leave allows your employees to take unpaid ...
Purdue University

Operating Procedures for FMLA Leaves

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Unified misclassified employees’ family and medical leave requests, federal investigation finds

A federal investigation found that San Diego Unified School District failed to recognize requests for family or medical leave that were protected by law, officials with the U.S. Department of Labor ...
Brandeis University

Family and Medical Leave Act

In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), it is the policy of the university to grant up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave (FMLA leave) to eligible employees during any ...
Altoona Mirror

Blair prison reworks FMLA policy

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Blair County will tighten its rules for prison employees seeking temporary leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, a factor contributing to the prison's overtime. Under the ...