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How do we calculate the amount of intermittent leave available?

How would you figure out the appropriate hours to apply for intermittent leave? For example, someone works 50 hours per week with mandatory overtime. Is there a formula to use to figure out that an employee would be able to use 600 hours instead of the 480 standard FMLA hours in a 12-month period?

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How do we dole out FMLA leave when both parents are our employees?

How does the FMLA work if you have employees who are a couple with a new baby?

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Can an employee work from home during FMLA leave?

Is it legal for us to allow an employee to work from home while she is taking FMLA leave?

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What to ask before calling someone during FMLA leave

A manager’s urge to pick up the phone or dash off a quick email to ask a simple question or two of someone on FMLA leave just to keep operations moving can be powerful. Before they do, train them to ask themselves these questions.

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Legal Briefs: FMLA abuse and disciplining for harassment

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Understand your USERRA compliance responsibilities

All employers must comply with USERRA, no matter how many employees they have.

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Tracking time for salaried employees

How do you track tardy for salaried employees?

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For one company, perfect attendance means no absences, even FMLA-approved

A recent class-action lawsuit illustrates how careful employers must be to remove any negative consequence of taking protected FMLA leave.

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Provide any form of short-term leave? Better cover military leave, too

The 3rd, 7th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal have ruled that USERRA requires paid short-term military leave on par with other forms of short-term leave.

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How does the new Michigan sick leave law apply to employers outside of Michigan with employees in that state?

How does the new Michigan sick leave law apply to employers outside of Michigan with employees in that state?

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