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It is no secret that the number of Americans requiring special assistance is increasing. This number will no doubt continue to rise as the baby boomer generation moves towards retirement. A recent study published by AARP revealed that: 25% of emp... More...

Balancing work life issues while caring for an elder is no small task. Have you done it lately? If you haven't, statistics are in your favor that you will sooner than you hope to. Yes, we're living longer and the longer we live the more dependent we ... More...

Employees — or even owners — may suddenly need a lot of time to look after an aging parent. Small businesses are ill-prepared for the growing effect that elder-care issues will have on their workforces, not to mention their bottom lines, experts sa... More...

An Administrative Determination has been issued relating to when a person is in loco parentis with a child. In general, the determination is that, when one has either day-to-day care or financial support of a child, they have established an in loco p... More...

A recent Minnesota District Court case is strong evidence that you should have the right employee handle termination when there is a potential claim of retaliation or interference with an employee’s FMLA rights. When a new CEO arrived, a long-term em... More...

Bob has been out on FMLA for 12 weeks. 12 weeks I have had to keep his job open and now that he left me one employee short for 12 weeks he calls and tells me that he can’t come back to work yet. I told him enough is enough. If he does not come bac... More...

An employee informed his manager that he needed surgery and wanted to schedule a medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The following day (in a heart-warming display of sympathy and understanding), a company HR manager conducte... More...

A recent case involved a social worker for a company that ran dialysis clinics, who had suffered from severe depression, anxiety and sleeping difficulties for many years. Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of a new supervisor, she had her doctor cert... More...

Presented by employment law DC insiders Susan M. Webman and Burton J. Fishman The audio conference is being held on: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mountain 11:... More...

Presented by employment law DC insiders Susan M. Webman and Burton J. Fishman The audio conference is being held on: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 and Monday, November 30, 2009 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central 12:00 ... More...

Excerpted from Missouri Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale LLP by Chris LaRose In a decision issued August 25, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court properly threw out an... More...

An employee had four unexcused absences in April of 2005 as well as two prior unexcused absences in February of 2005. Under the employer’s attendance policy, on the “fourth occasion” of an employee’s unexcused absence from... More...

Excerpted from Georgia Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP Follow Us On: When an employee takes unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, how do you legally manage his share of premiums ... More...

Presented by employment law DC insiders Susan M. Webman and Burton J. Fishman The audio conference is being held on: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 and Monday, November 30, 2009 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central 12:00 ... More...

Excerpted from Tennessee Employment Law Letter, which is written by attorneys at the law firms of Miller & Martin by Daniel B. Gilmore If an employee is admittedly ineligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but his emp... More...

With the flu season rapidly approaching and H1N1 back in headline news, most of us are taking precautions to safeguard our families and ourselves from contracting this potentially fatal strain of flu virus. As an HR professional or business owner ... More...

Excerpted from Oklahoma Employment Law Letter, which is written by attorneys at McAfee & Taft by Dara Wanzer Complicated legal and moral issues may occur when an employee who has taken medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FML... More...

While searching for good information on new Legal Compliance issues for HR specialists, I came across the article below by Michael Moore on the Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog which is published by the Labor and Employment Practice... More...

In a recent case, the Eighth Circuit (which includes Minnesota) is instructive of how to place an employee on conditional FMLA leave. The case in question involved an employee, who assuming he was going to get a certification from his doctor, a... More...

Excerpted from West Virginia Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was designed to promote a balance bet... More...

In a recent 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, the Court held that an employer did not improperly terminate an employee at the end of the 12-week FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) period, despite additional sick leave available to the employee.&nbs... More...

Excerpted from North Carolina Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice One of the benefits of being employment lawyers who represent clients of all shapes and sizes is that we can quickly iden... More...

By now, we all (hopefully) have our Family and Medical Leave Act "FMLA" procedures down to a science. After twelve years of practice, most employers are very familiar with the basic eligibility standards, paperwork requirements, and timekeeping... More...

A recent Eighth Circuit case emphasizes the deference that the courts will give to an arbitrator´s award. In Electrolux Home Products v. United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, filed August 5, 2005, the ... More...

In a recent case, the Eighth Circuit Court, which has jurisdiction in Minnesota, has given some direction as to what is proper notice of a qualifying event under the Family Medical Leave Act. In Wood v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, the employee... More...

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