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

When employees take sick days, how much information can the company get to make sure the time off is being used the right way?

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Tags: ADA, doctor's note, sick days

Even though most companies offer paid sick time anyway, will HR face new problems if this becomes the law?

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Tags: paid leave, part-timers, sick days, state laws

Think FMLA is tough to handle? Here’s how one state almost passed a law giving workers paid leave to watch baseball games.

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Tags: abuse, baseball, fishing, hunting, paid leave, sick days