FMLA news highlights for June

House passes bill to provide FMLA leave to airline flight crews
CCH - USA
To qualify for FMLA benefits, employees must work at least 60 percent of a normal 40-hour work week in the year preceding FMLA leave, which is about 1250 …

Tricky FMLA questions: The 12 month requirement
By Sam Narisi
An employee must work for the company at least a year in order to be eligible for FMLA. What if the year anniversary takes place during the time the employee wants leave? Answer: The employee must complete a year of work before the …
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Discharge for improper certification, failure to remedy didn’t violate FMLA
CCH - USA
A married couple, who were both fired as a result of the denial of their retroactive applications for FMLA leave and who had records of absenteeism, …

Interaction of FMLA and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act …
By carlcbosland
Notably, the law permits an employer to acquire family medical history information as part of the FMLA medical certification process, or similar requirements under state family and medical leave laws. An employee would not, therefore, …
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EMPLOYER STUDY FROM FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE
By edc5
The report includes interesting findings related to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): 22% of employers offer more than the 12 weeks of mandated maternity leave, yet 18 to 21% of all employers surveyed appear to be out of compliance …

Exception to FMLA’s substance abuse rules
Indianapolis Star - United States
Absences covered by the FMLA, however, do not accumulate under the policy. Chalimoniuk had been battling alcohol addiction for some time. …

Law: A take on the changing FMLA from the Phila. firm of Pepper …
By Higher Education
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is undergoing change. In early 2008, Congress made the first significant changes to the law since it was enacted almost 15 years ago in 1993. Only a few weeks later, the Department of…
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