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By Ashley Harrison Sakakeeny, JD The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals— which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—recently announced a surprisingly employer-friendly test for evaluating whether unpaid interns should be classified as employees.
Yesterday’s Advisor explored some of the results of our Employee File Management Survey, sponsored by People Doc. Today, we’ll go over more results as well as some basic demographics from that survey. How Easy Is Distribution? The largest share of participants (45.6%) find that document distribution is sometimes challenging but manageable. 33.6% of respondents said […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD Does a family medical leave of absence under FMLA laws protect an employee’s leave for the flu? How about a serious cold? Leave of absence laws were established to protect employees with serious health conditions, but what measures up?
In Yesterday’s Advisor security expert Jay Hart provided advice for employers on building an effective “active threat” plan. Today we present more tips from Hart on these important preparations that every workplace must consider. Hart, director of Force Training Institute, leads a team of first responders and antiterrorism, cybersecurity, defensive tactics, and crisis management specialists […]
By Kelly Smith-Haley, JD “A used car sales manager walks into a hospital.” No, that’s not the start of a joke. It’s the start of Terry Baier’s claim against his former employer, Rohr-Mont Motors, for violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This recent case from the federal district court in Illinois reminds […]
By Peyton S. Irby, Jr., JD A recent case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—involved multiple claims by a pregnant employee.
Both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) often apply to employees who are seriously ill or injured. When this happens, employers may be required to grant leave and to accommodate the employee under both the FMLA and the ADA. This article series examines similarities and differences between […]
We have an employee who has been using intermittent leave to care for a child with a medical condition. She will run out of FMLA soon, yet her son’s situation is still the same/will require her to take time off. She is a good, dependable employee. What are our options to further help or accommodate her […]
Violence in the workplace isn’t pleasant to think about, but it’s important for employers to plan for it. We have advice for building an effective “active threat” plan from security expert Jay Hart. Hart, director of Force Training Institute, leads a team of first responders, antiterrorism, cybersecurity, defensive tactics, and crisis management specialists with vast […]
As part of the negotiations for a new hire’s total compensation package, the candidate has asked the company to waive the health benefits eligibility period and start benefits immediately. Can the company agree to this for some new hires and not others? Would this put the company in jeopardy of potential discrimination claims?