The Family and Medical Leave Act is complex, but it is manageable when HR develops robust policies, trains managers and guards against abuse.
FMLA: A Primer for HR
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Small Employers Cut Health Care Costs Using Stand-Alone HRAs
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Costs, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
More than 70 percent of small businesses using a new type of health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) that became available...
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Trump Nominates Pharma Exec Alex Azar as Next HHS Secretary
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Benefits, Leadership and Navigation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
President Donald Trump has nominated former pharmaceutical firm executive Alex Azar as the next secretary of Health and Human...
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Mandatory Online Training Compensable, Even Absent Time Records
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Time Worked, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers that require employees to complete mandatory online training must compensate employees for the time it takes to complete...
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Train Your Managers on the FMLA, or You're Courting Trouble
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
When a manager learns that an employee is in the hospital for several days, that’s almost always enough information...
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Lawmakers Work to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
Janet L. Heins|Minimum Wage, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Though federal law permits employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the $7.25 minimum wage, there have been...
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FMLA Claim Advances Because of Insufficient Documentation
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Citing the employer’s “insufficient documentation,” a federal court found that genuine questions existed as to whether a former employee...
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Employee Who Did Not Respond to Employer Loses ADA, FMLA Claims
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Disability Accommodations, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employee who did not respond to her employer’s requests to return to work could not sustain claims under...
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Employers Take Steps to Address Opioid Crisis
Janet L. Heins|Disease Management, Leadership and Navigation, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Given the expanding scope of the opioid crisis, more employers are working directly with their health plans and pharmacy...
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