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IRS Issues First FAQs on Paid-Leave Credit
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayWhen the IRS posted a set of frequently asked questions regarding the new employer tax credit for paid family...
Ask an Expert: Are We Required to Let an Employee on Short-Term Disability Work from Home?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayStart by reviewing any medical documentation to confirm that the employee has been released to return to work and...
Viewpoint: What If Employees Are Absent Beyond What Their FMLA Certification Allows?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayCan an employer discipline workers for exceeding the intermittent-leave frequency indicated on their Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
Lack of Communication Sinks FMLA Claims
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAn employer has no obligation under the Family and Medical Leave Act to restore an employee to the same...
FMLA Claim Advances Because of Insufficient Documentation
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayCiting the employer’s “insufficient documentation,” a federal court found that genuine questions existed as to whether a former employee...
Honest Belief of FMLA Abuse Is Enough to Fire Someone
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAbuse of intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act time off is frustratingly common, but employers need not tolerate it.
Chicago Public Schools Allegedly Requested Work During FMLA Leave
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAllegations that an employer requested that a job assignment be completed during Family and Medical Leave Act time off...
How Can Employers Navigate Multiple Leave Laws?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Relationship Management, Unpaid Time Off, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayWhen workers request time off, they may have the right to take job-protected leave under various federal, state and...
Estée Lauder, EEOC Agree to Settle Paid-Child-Bonding-Leave Case
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Gender, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is scrutinizing paid-child-bonding-leave policies closely, particularly those that distinguish between primary and secondary caregivers,...
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