Question: What are the implications of the ruling in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that stated an employee can decline Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave even if...
Question: Do multiple health or injury events constitute separate 12-week entitlements to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Answer: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations allow an employee...
Question: How does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) work with federal contractors whose positions are hard to keep empty and temporary staff are not possible because of the...
Two managers are talking about training their employees. The first one asks, “Yeah, training costs money and what if we train them, and they leave?” The second responds, “What if...
Question: When a person goes on workers’ compensation leave, do we have to draw up Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) papers? Answer: As a best practice, a leave of...
Question: Just to confirm, can an employee use their accrued paid time off (PTO) during a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave? Answer: Yes, if your company policy allows for...
Question: What are the considerations/ramifications when deciding to pay an employee on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, other than vacation/personal days? Answer: If the company has a paid...
Question: If an employee requests vacation time before their Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave begins, is that time counted against the FMLA time? Answer: If the employee’s vacation...
Question: If an employee plans to leave for a birth and submits Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork, but then decides she or he needs to leave a week...
Question: For school systems, if an employee gives birth during the summer months, does she still get the full 12 weeks available to take under the FMLA when school begins?...
Question: May a California employee receive intermittent disability payments from the state? Answer: As long as the employee met the initial disability requirements, including being out of work for eight...
Question: We have an employee who reached her 12 months of service mark while she was out on a nonfamily medical leave. Does her time on leave count towards the...