Let’s say you are the HR Manager for Lightweight Limited Liability Company (“Lightweight”). Edward Employee (we’ll call him “Ed”) tells you he needs four weeks’ time off major surgery and that he believes he is entitled to FMLA leave time. You are not going to be fooled though. You decide you are going to show […]
What Happens When You Mix FMLA (and ADA) and Retaliation?
I don’t encounter many employers that don’t have some type of issue with employee leave–especially when an employee may be eligible for more than one type of leave (e.g. FMLA, ADA, workers’ comp). Then there’s the possibility of retaliation claims. You may have thought that only applied to discrimination claims. Guess what? It also applies […]
There’s No FMLA Leave Time for Care for an Aunt or Grandparent… Or Is There???
The FMLA allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to take care of family members with serious medical conditions. Most of us know that already. “Family members” under the FMLA include parents, children, and spouses. You probably knew that, too. It therefore follows that you can’t get time off under the FMLA to take […]
What Happens When the FMLA and the ADA Meet?
I have previously written about eligibility for time off under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). I have also talked about the Americans with Disabilities Act (too many times to mention here). Many of you may have dealt with each law separately. A number of you may, to your surprise, have found yourselves dealing with both […]
IKEA and Trump On Furnishing Paid Employee Leave…
During the election, paid employee leave was a big hot-button issue. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton supported paid employee leave. That opposing presidential candidates would seem to agree on such an issue was, on the surface, somewhat surprising. Of course, as they say, the devil is in the details, and the two candidates differed […]