FMLA Articles

Workers’ compensation and the Family Medical Leave Act

Date Posted: 06/18/2019

Henrietta was still poring over the latest analytics on a department’s employee engagement levels when the phone rang. It was Rodney, one of the company’s managers, indicating that he had just sent Marvin, an employee, to the hospital after a workplace incident involving a forklift and a quart of ice cream. Henrietta and Rodney discussed the situation, including the workers compensa...

A tale of two FMLA policies

Date Posted: 06/12/2019

Two can be one too many

Kristen, an employee with a less-than-stellar attendance record, began taking FMLA leave for her own condition. On at least one of those days when she took FMLA leave, she contacted her supervisor to report the absence. Subsequently, she racked up enough attendance issues, and was fired.

In response, she sued, arguing that she sh...

Are FMLA changes in the future?

Date Posted: 05/30/2019

DOL adds entry to its agenda

Many years have passed since the FMLA last saw any major changes. The last one was in 2013, when the regulations were revised to update the military family provisions, among other things. In the Spring 2019 regulatory agenda, which came out on May 22, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) snuck in a rather surprising entry regarding the FMLA. It reads ...