Employers often hesitate to conduct workplace investigations or take disciplinary action against an employee taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). A recent court decision is an endorsement to carry on with your internal investigations and disciplinary measures, when warranted.
Viewpoint: If an Employee Attends a Beyonce Concert While on FMLA Leave, Can She Be Terminated?
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Supreme Court Asked to Answer: How Much ADA Leave Is Required?
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, Disability Accommodations, Leave Management, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayEmployers aren’t sure how much leave is required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the appeals courts...
Ninth Circuit Says Cosmetology Students Are Not Employees of School
Janet L. Heins|California, Compensation Compliance, Nevada, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that cosmetology students were not employees of their schools. The...
Employer that gave full FMLA leave, engaged in interactive process, can fire for repeated tardiness
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayBy Joy P. Waltemath, J.D. Finding no evidence that an employee fired for repeated tardiness had been treated unfairly...
How HR Can Prepare for Employee Reactions to CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAs the new CEO pay ratio disclosure requirements take effect this year for publicly traded companies, bringing an unfamiliar...
Private Companies Expect Pay Raises to Top 4% in 2018
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Salary Surveys, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA new report suggests that private U.S. companies may give employees substantially larger salary increases in 2018 than their...
Court Dismisses DOL’s FLSA Lawsuit Against CEO
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) cannot bring a second lawsuit against the CEO and part owner of a...
Manager Who Supervised Employees May Not Be Exempt
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA building manager who attended management meetings and supervised and directed others could still be entitled to overtime pay...
Employee Did Not Have a Reasonable Expectation for a Christmas Bonus Despite Past Bonuses, Court Rules
Janet L. Heins|Bonuses and Incentives, Decision-Making, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA former vice president of sales could not proceed with his multicount complaint against his former employer, including his...
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