After determining a leave is covered by FMLA, you should begin tracking time against the 12-week entitlement. You'll track this time in whole-week increments if the need for leave is continuous. Each week missed will be counted as 1/12th of their total entitlement. If the employee...
The steps on this page steps will help employers comply with the FMLA and disability leave laws and requirements. The following steps will assist employers in ongoing efforts to comply with the changing complexities of the various disability leave management laws and requirements: 1. Review existing FMLA practices...
Question: How do we know if we’re required to provide FMLA for our employees? Answer: The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides covered employees job-protected, unpaid leave for family or medical related reasons, such as to care for a sick family member or the birth...
Yes, in two circumstances. First, you can discipline the employee if their other job violates your outside employment (aka moonlighting) policy. Second, you can discipline an employee who obtained FMLA leave fraudulently. If, however, you do not have a policy that specifically prohibits employees from...
To take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employee must: Work for an employer that has least 50 employees for 20 or more workweeks in the present or previous year. Have worked for the employer for at least 12 months, whether consecutively...