Nine times out of 10, an employee lawsuit grows out of a stupid mistake made by a manager who should have known better. Here’s a typical one, and a chance to ask yourself, “Would one of my managers do this?”
Do your managers fully understand their obligations when an employee is on medical or family leave?
The situation: A chronically absent employee takes yet another absence, even though he has no sick leave. Upon his return, you fire him. He says, “You can’t do that. I’m claiming federal family and medical leave.” Here’s what a federal court said about it. More…
Under a mandate from President Obama, the U.S. Labor Department plans to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give time off to domestic partners to care for newborns or loved ones. More…
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has proven to be a thorny issue for many employers since it was enacted during the Clinton administration. Read this dramatized version of an actual FMLA case, and see if you can guess how the judge ruled. More…
Something benignly called “The Balancing Act of 2009″ is getting serious consideration in Congress this year. It’s really just another paid-FMLA proposal, but it has a real chance of passing this time.
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