Category: Employee Leave
Elective Surgery and FMLA Leave
By David E. Stevens, on 09/14/18 As a covered employer, how do you respond to a healthy, but otherwise-qualified employee who requests FMLA leave for an elective procedure such as cosmetic surgery?
FMLA Medical Certifications: What If My Employee Does Not Return the Form?
Generally speaking, if you issue an employee FMLA paperwork and they refuse to return a certification to you, you’ll want to address this noncompliance.
“But she’s like a daughter to me!” Avoid this FMLA pitfall.
By Gina LiVolsi, on 03/9/18 As an employer, you are surely aware that the FMLA entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of job-protected leave to care for a son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition.