A handbook with a section on family and medical leave, forms that refer to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and an HR director’s e-mails to a worker regarding illness-related leave weren’t representations of FMLA eligibility.
References to FMLA Were Not Representations of FMLA Eligibility
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Tips for Launching a Student-Loan Repayment Benefit
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Employers that are launching a student-loan repayment benefit can gauge enrollment numbers and overall costs before rolling out a...
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Tax Reform Would Scrap Tax-Free Tuition Reimbursements
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Tax reform, in its current version, would repeal tax-free employer tuition reimbursements, even as employers are calling for these...
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Wage Statement Violations Need Not Be Intentional to Recover PAGA Penalties
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An employee’s claim for civil penalties under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) alleging an employer’s failure to...
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Break Policy that Had Workers Sprinting to Bathroom Struck Down
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Even in states that don’t legislate meal and rest breaks, there are limits to the policies employers can implement,...
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Step-by-Step Guide to Complying with White-Collar Exemptions
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Dancing through the steps of the salary basis test to comply with white-collar exemptions within the Fair Labor Standards...
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Chicago Public Schools Allegedly Requested Work During FMLA Leave
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Allegations that an employer requested that a job assignment be completed during Family and Medical Leave Act time off...
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Will Corporate Tax Cuts Result in Higher Wages for U.S. Workers?
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Strategy and Planning, Economic Trend Analysis, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Will Corporate Tax Cuts Result in Higher Wages for U.S. Workers? Two experts debate the issue.
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7th Circuit Sanctions Business That Misclassified Workers
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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sanctioned a construction business for filing a defective appeal of a lower...
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