I think we can all agree that employers are entitled to expect employees to show up to work and actually work. That means employees shouldn’t be coming in late, leaving early, gossiping, surfing the internet or engaging in other similar activities when they should be working. They generally shouldn’t be sleeping on the job either. […]
Oooh Baby! EEOC Reminds Bosses that Dads Get Parental Leave Too…
With all the talk about a paid Family Medical Leave law and paid maternity leave, it’s easy to lose sight of one key group of people: working fathers. Your company probably has family medical leave, and maybe even maternity leave policies. If your company is more progressive it may have a paternity leave or parental […]
My Employee Works From Home — and S/he Asked for Medical Leave…
Let me introduce you to Phil, the Regional Sales Manager for Phenomenal Pharmaceuticals. Phil and Phenomenal are having an er um situation. One of Phil’s Sales Representatives, Sally, when she is not out making sales calls or meeting with customers, works from home, which is 100 miles away from Phenomenal’s headquarters (where Phil is ) […]
619,000 Reasons Not to Mention an Employee’s Leave in a Performance Review
Can your employee’s recent absence influence his or her job performance? Possibly. What happens when it’s time to evaluate that employee’s performance? Since the absence may have impacted your operations, and may have impacted that employee’s job performance, wouldn’t it make sense to reference it? Shouldn’t you be factoring in everything when you are looking […]
For FMLA and ADA Claims, Timing May Be Everything…
Have you ever had to discipline an employee? I assume so. What about one who is or was on leave?– be it FMLA, You’ve probably been told that you need to tread lightly if/when you do. In fact I’ve said so here. That doesn’t mean you can’t discipline an employee who is on leave. In […]