When attendees listening in on a recent Disability Management Employer Coalition webinar were asked what they found the most challenging about administering the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), most ...

FMLA provides 12 weeks of job-protected leave in a 12 month period to eligible employees. To qualify for FMLA you must have worked at least 12 months (need not be consecutive), and also have worked at ...

The employee was absent 11 times from November through May, but her FMLA for that period was never approved. (Image: iStock) When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or ...

Attention employers: there’s some new paperwork to add to the pile. The U.S. Department of Labor last month published updated model Family and Medical Leave Act notices and certification forms, and ...

In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), it is the policy of the university to grant up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave (FMLA leave) to eligible employees during any ...

Drexel University did not interfere with an employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act when it terminated her after she failed to submit the necessary forms to extend her leave (Watson v ...

Above all, it’s important for employers to maintain a sincere, employee-centered approach, said Littler Mendelson’s Jeff ...

The workers' compensation system is designed to provide employees with wage replacement and medical care, but does not provide injured employees with job protection. However, there are other laws that ...