Termination for FMLA Leave or Long Lunch Breaks?
By Connor Beatty, JD
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Ask the Expert: Holiday Pay for Employee with Light Duty Restrictions, Reduced Hours?
We have a warehouse employee who has exhausted all of her FMLA for this calendar year. She was released to return full time with a light duty restriction of only being able to lift 10 pounds. We have not had enough work to give her due to the restriction so she’s only been working 20 […]
Is Employee Substance Abuse Protected under FMLA and ADA?
How is employee substance abuse handled under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Is alcoholism protected under both laws? What about illegal drug use?
Calculating FMLA Leave for Shift and Variable Schedules
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD How do you calculate FMLA hours for employees such as fire personnel who work a 24-hour on-shift and a 48-hour off-shift and for police officers who work a 10-hour or 12-hour shift?
Calculating FMLA Leave During the Holidays
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD The holidays are filled with cheer and oftentimes, many days of holiday leave. So what happens when FMLA leave and the holidays coincide? Does FMLA leave “count” during a work holiday?
How to Make Your Employees into Brand Ambassadors
If you are looking for a great way to attract new, quality talent, consider the branding technique known as brand ambassadors. These are employees specifically trained to transmit your company message with the goal of finding new hires. Polivka, senior director of Global Employer Branding & Marketing United Health Group, offered her branding tips at […]
New Oregon data security law takes effect January 1
by Joanna Perini-Abbott Oregon’s expanded data breach law will take effect January 1, making two significant changes to the old law—a notification requirement and a change in the definition of “personal information.” Like the old law, the new law requires businesses that maintain personal information digitally, including information about employees, to notify Oregon residents whose […]
California school activities leave expansion starts January 1
by Cathleen S. Yonahara California’s law allowing unpaid time off for employees to participate in their children’s school or daycare activities will be expanded effective January 1. Current law requires employers with 25 or more employees to provide unpaid leave to employees who are a parent, guardian, or grandparent with custody of one or more […]
Ask the Expert: ‘Extra’ Pay for Exempt Employees
Our IT department wants to be able to pay our IT staff for after-hours work or holiday pay other than comp time. These employees are exempt employees. We were wondering what other companies do in a case similar to ours?
Employer Learns Value of Quickly Fixing Pay Error
We all make mistakes, and when we do, we just hope we have a chance to fix them and learn from them. But when somebody gives you a second chance to fix a mistake, you’d better actually fix it because third chances are harder to come by.