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Tracking intermittent FMLA time — it’s every HR professional’s favorite thing to do. Do you come up with a total number of hours per employee or just count portions of the workweek? What do you do if ...

A federal appeals court has backed Ascension after it fired an HR specialist following the end of her FMLA leave and a missed return-to-work date.

For many employers, the intermittent leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act pose the most difficult issues for providing leave entitlement while accomplishing necessary work tasks. Many ...

CSX did not respond to a request for a comment prior to press time. Except for military caregiver leave, which is 26 weeks, the FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to 12 workweeks of leave in a ...

Healthcare employers face unique challenges when it comes to absence, leave and disability management due to the need to balance several countervailing interests including running a 24-hour healthcare ...

Discover the essential steps to complete FMLA forms accurately, detailing required information, responsible parties for each section, and tips to avoid errors.

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...

An employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act when it refused to grant a fired employee retroactive leave, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday (Chitwood v. Ascension ...