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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2016 Overtime Rule on Permanent Pause After 5th Circuit Halts Litigation
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Department of Labor (DOL) motion to halt litigation over the...
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Will Tax Reform Spare 401(k) Pretax Contributions?
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The “buzz” that a GOP tax reform bill would limit pretax contributions to employer-sponsored 401(k) accounts grew louder last...
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Complex wage and hour laws are the source of both many headaches for HR and many class-action lawsuits from...
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Family Caregiving Trendsetters Share Their Tips
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Revised IRS Mortality Tables Will Raise Pension Costs
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The IRS has released a new set of final mortality tables for single-employer defined benefit plans, to take effect...
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California Supreme Court Departs from Federal Overtime Calculations
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Although most states follow federal law in calculating overtime and other wage and hour issues, California does not. The...
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Should New Blood Pressure Guidelines Alter Wellness Incentives?
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New guidelines have sharply increased the number of Americans who could be classified as having high blood pressure. But...
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Unlawful to threaten employees with plant closure to spur union decertification
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By Ronald Miller, J.D. The NLRB did not err in determining that an employer acted unlawfully by threatening plant...
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