Even the best employees occasionally turn into poor performers. What should managers be wary of when disciplining or firing employees who’ve gotten positive reviews in the past?
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Tags: documentation, performance review, returning from leave
Companies need to continue paying for employees’ healthcare coverage while they’re on FMLA leave. But can you recover any of that cost if an employee decides not to come back?
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Tags: FMLA, health premiums, return to work
Many companies require employees to use paid sick time concurrently with FMLA leave. But if employees are disciplined based on how much sick time they use, does that discriminate against employees who’ve taken leave?
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Tags: FMLA, paid leave, sick days
For whatever reason, not all employees who are offered FMLA leave decide to use it. But can companies get in trouble when those employees are disciplined for excessive absences?
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Tags: FMLA, leave request. absences
Employees on FMLA can’t be denied any benefit they earned before taking leave. But what does the law say about employees on leave accruing benefits that are based on hours worked?
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It’s possible to terminate employees while they’re on medical leave — but extreme caution is needed. Here’s how one company did it and avoided legal trouble:
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Many employers choose to have leave policies that are more generous than what the FMLA requires. But as a recent case shows, that doesn’t mean those companies are immune to lawsuits.
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Tags: FMLA, paid leave, returning from FMLA leave
The federal government recently expanded FMLA benefits to give employees time to care for family members injured during military duty. And new regulations may require employees to calculate military leave entitlement differently than they do for other types of leave.
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Tags: military FMLA, tracking leave
HR knows how to comply with all of FMLA’s requirements. But not all managers do — and they’re normally the first ones employees talk to when they need time off. That leaves many companies open to lawsuits caused by some common FMLA mistakes.
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Tags: attendance, certification, FMLA mistakes, performance
Managers are normally the first line of communication with employees who request and take FMLA leave. And as a recent court case shows, careful communication is required to avoid costly lawsuits.
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Tags: communication, FMLA requestion, manager, reduction-in-force
