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Employers Use Technology and Outsourcing to Ease Leave Management
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayWhile the legal requirements to provide paid or unpaid leave become more complex, leave-management tools and services continue to...
Viewpoint: FMLA Surveillance of Employees Requires a Good Reason
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayCourts generally support an employer’s right to conduct surveillance if there is a clear concern that an employee is...
How to Calculate the Paid-Leave Tax Credit
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayFollow these four steps to determine if your company can take advantage of potential tax savings that a voluntary...
References to FMLA Were Not Representations of FMLA Eligibility
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA handbook with a section on family and medical leave, forms that refer to the Family and Medical Leave...
FMLA: A Primer for HR
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe Family and Medical Leave Act is complex, but it is manageable when HR develops robust policies, trains managers...
FMLA Leave Not Available Following Pet’s Death
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayInsomnia caused by emotional distress over the passing of a beloved pet probably was not a serious health condition...
$4.5M Awarded for Failure to Grant Additional Leave
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, California, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA California court recently awarded $4.5 million for an employer’s failure to grant additional leave under state law.
FMLA’s 25th Anniversary Reboots Discussion of Paid Leave
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayTwenty-five years after the Family and Medical Leave Act was passed into law, many are now calling for the...
Small and Large Employers Outsource HR Duties Differently
Janet L. Heins|Affirmative Action, Business Acumen, Contracts and RFPs, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayOutsourcing HR functions may jeopardize the jobs of some in-house HR professionals but can be a smart move for...
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