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What’s an FMLA ‘serious health condition’?

04/06/2016
First things first when determining how to handle a request for FMLA leave: Does the employee (or a loved one) have a “serious health condition” that qualifies for FMLA leave?

DOL cracking down on exempt salary fraud

04/04/2016
Ahead of the soon-to-be released white-collar overtime rule overhaul, the Department of Labor has begun pursuing employers that abuse the exempt classification system.

Must we allow service animals at work?

04/01/2016
Q. One of our employees has requested permission to bring her therapy dog to work every day. Are we required to allow her to do this?

When EEOC screws up, who has to pay the lawyers?

04/01/2016
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 28 in a case that asks if an employer can recover attorneys’ fees it spent successfully defending itself against a frivolous EEOC lawsuit.

Supreme Court deadlocks in union dues case

04/01/2016
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued, at least temporarily, a reprieve from a potential death sentence for public employee unions.

Can we require employees to provide advance notice that they will need FMLA leave?

04/01/2016
Q. One of our employees notified us that he will need to take leave under the FMLA. Can we require employees to give us more advance notice?

City asks judge to toss out discrimination suit

04/01/2016
A city in Texas has asked a federal judge to dismiss a race discrimination suit filed by a black police lieutenant who heads a group of minority police officers.

Police chief faces harassment charges

04/01/2016
A former Police SWAT team member has leveled sexual harassment charges against the chief of police.

Equal pay lawsuit? Explain the real reasons why you pay some employees more

04/01/2016
Employers facing Equal Pay Act claims have a basic defense: That pay differentials an employee says are based on sex are actually the result of other factors.

Failure to provide FMLA notice doesn’t necessarily mean employers will pay in court

04/01/2016
If a worker provides information that puts the employer on notice she may need and qualify for FMLA leave, the employer must notify the worker how to exercise her FMLA leave rights.