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White House Seeks Funding for Employment Law Enforcement News ADA Amendments, FLSA, FMLA, Labor Government Agencies The White House’s fiscal year 2012 budget request to Congress, released Feb. 14 by the U. S. Office of Management and Budget, reflects the administration’s ongoing determination to fuel its enforcement of federal employment laws.
Alcoholism Not Covered by FMLA Unless Employee Is in Treatment, 7th Cir. Rules News FMLA Absences caused by the use of alcohol — rather than treatment for alcoholism — are not covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, as a recent ruling from the 7th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals illustrates.
Thompson's HR Policies, 3rd Edition Book ADA Amendments, Background Checks, Benefits And Leave, Compensation And Evaluation, Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, Domestic Partners, FMLA, Health And Safety, Health IT, Immigration, Negligent Hiring, Policies And Liability, Reductions in Force, Retiree Medical Benefits, Staffing And Contractors, Unions Thompson's HR Policies has all the policies a busy HR professional needs to address whatever concerns may come across his or her desk. .
Obama Nominates Justice Dept. Attorney to Lead Wage and Hour Division News FLSA, FMLA, Wage and Hour Laws President Obama told Congress Dec. 2 that he will nominate Leon Rodriguez to head the Wage and Hour Division at the U. S. Department of Labor. .
DOL Partners With American Bar Association to Enforce FLSA, FMLA News FLSA, FMLA, Wage and Hour Laws The U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and the American Bar Association are entering into a partnership to help process complaints received by WHD from all over the country about employment law violations.
Calif. Court: Employer Call-in Procedures Must Be Followed News FMLA California Employees must follow their companies’ call-in procedures for reporting absences and tardiness, a California appeals court ruled, emphasizing a Family and Medical Leave Act rule that was tightened in favor of employers by the January 2009 regulations.
Loose Talk About Employee’s Illness May Support FMLA Claim, 9th Cir. Rules News FMLA  An employee may have a valid claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act even if she had not requested leave but her employer knew of her cancer and discussed the prospect that she might take FMLA leave, a federal appeals court has ruled.
HR Question and Answer Book, 2nd Edition Book, Q&A ADA Amendments, Background Checks, Benefits And Leave, Compensation And Evaluation, Discrimination, Domestic Partners, FMLA, Health And Safety, Health IT, Immigration, Negligent Hiring, Policies And Liability, Reductions in Force, Retiree Medical Benefits, Staffing And Contractors, Unions As a human resource professional, you face risks every day. Most often, these risks are in the form of questions for which you do not have answers. .
Mass. Limits Small Biz Employees to Eight Weeks' Maternity Leave Articles FMLA Massachusetts Pregnant women working for smaller employers in Massachusetts are entitled to eight weeks of unpaid, job-protected maternity leave, the state's highest court ruled. But after that, they're on their own.
California - The Golden State for Big HR Mistakes: What You Need to Know About Policies, Training and Key Statutes Recorded Training Benefits And Leave, Discrimination, Domestic Partners, FMLA, Noncompete, Confidentiality and Assignment Agreements, Privacy, Wage and Hour Laws California California often sets itself apart from other states and leads HR trends in many ways. If you are not prepared, watch out. Leaves of absence, sexual harassment training requirements, meal breaks, domestic partnerships, vacation, termination and privacy issues are just some of the tricky issues in California.