The U.S. Supreme Court of Corporate America is at it again. After opening the floodgates of corporate contributions into the electoral process, the Supreme Court recently slammed the door on…
Employees are responsible for following FMLA rules and regulations as well as employers. The following are mistakes which can result in your request for FMLA leave being delayed or denied: Failing to…
Employers may voluntarily extend legal rights to employees which the employees would not otherwise be entitled to. Employers of less than 50 persons may provide Family & Medical Leave because they…
How many FMLA leave days do I have? Let me count the ways. (My apologies to Emily Dickinson) If on the calendar method, then twelve weeks it be within the…
YouTube’s latest “must see” video shows a woman so engrossed with her smart phone that she walked straight into a shopping mall fountain and fell in. Girl/Woman Falls in Mall Fountain…
The federal Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 established the right for certain employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period due to…
Despite your best efforts to reach an accommodation with your employer and submit an accurately worded and detailed long term disability benefits application with plenty of supporting documentation, the insurance…
Hopefully, you took my advice after reading Part I and tried to reach a reasonable accommodation with your employer. For this blog, I’ll assume you made a good faith effort…