If your organization has 50 or more employees, then it may have to deal with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA compliance involves paperwork. Employers must provide eligible employees prescribed notices and can require their workers to complete leave-request forms. The U.S. Department of Labor maintains sample forms that most covered employers … Read more
If you have employees, you’re subject to an array of laws governing the workplace. Going from zero to even just one employee is a huge step. After that, the more employees you have, the more laws apply. And more employees and laws bring along increased risks of noncompliance. To tackle these issues, companies would ideally … Read more
Can you legally do this? Yes . . . maybe. Firing an employee on medical leave is a tricky proposition. But sometimes it is appropriate. Even then, it might not go over well. Let’s review some of the legal issues and practical considerations that come up in this area. Legal Protections The full range of legal protections … Read more