Can an employee certified for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but who takes plenty more absences for various reasons be legally terminated? A district court ruled yes, but document the reason for each absence/tardy.
Viewpoint: Firing an Employee with FMLA Leave and Unexcused Absences
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Reassignment of Job Duties Did Not Violate FMLA
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Reassignment of minor job duties during an employee’s medical leave without returning those duties to the worker after the...
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What to Do When Workers Hit the Top of Their Pay Range
Janet L. Heins|Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Address these situations with a mix of alternative reward solutions, proactive career discussions and, in some cases, evaluations of...
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DOL Is Stepping Up ‘Missing Participant’ Pension Plan Audits
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Defined Benefit Plans, Fiduciary Duty, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is ramping up its audits of pension plans with “missing” participants. This is...
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Trump's Executive Orders Seek to Roll Back Health Plan Requirements
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Reform, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
President Donald Trump’s executive orders, which direct federal agencies to issue new rules allowing businesses to buy health insurance...
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Courts Have Dueling Interpretations of FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Wage and hour laws are an Achilles’ heel for many employers. A recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Variable Pay Plans Are Pushing Aside Holiday Bonuses
Janet L. Heins|Bonuses and Incentives, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Bonuses bestowed on workers as an end-of-year holiday gift are becoming scarcer, while variable pay plans that tie payouts...
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SHRM: Preserve Favorable Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Eliminating the tax exclusion for employer-provided education assistance, as the House tax reform bill proposes, could inhibit employers’ ability...
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District court invalidates releases signed by employees discouraged from joining FLSA collective
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Ronald Miller, J.D. Releases signed by mortuary drivers after the filing of a collective action alleging that they...
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