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FMLA Compliance Guide: Practical Advice on Managing Family and Medical Leave

No more worrying about employees taking advantage of the FMLA. From now on, you're in charge.

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Feeling confused about the FMLA? Even a bit intimidated? You're not alone. The regulations are complex and the consequences of noncompliance are severe, for your company and even for you personally. Good thing there's a simple solution: The FMLA Compliance Guide gives you the knowledge and confidence to do what’s required and no more.

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Ease your FMLA burden by learning what's required — a what's not

Complex new regulations make complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act harder than ever before. Are you exposing your company to a potential lawsuit? To find out, take this quick FMLA Compliance Self-Audit:

True or False?

  • You can be held personally liable for violating the FMLA.
  • If you fail to designate time off for a workers' comp injury as FMLA, an employee could take 12 weeks of additional leave in a single year.
  • An employee can legally take 24 straight weeks of leave unless your policy forbids it.
  • A series of mild illnesses can qualify an employee for FMLA leave.

All the statements in these statements are undeniably true.

The Compliance Guide will help you discover the seven issues you must cover – in writing – with an employee requesting FMLA leave, whether you can legally fire someone who is on FMLA leave, and an amazingly simple strategy that prevents employees from taking 24 weeks of back-to-back leave. The FMLA Compliance Guide is guaranteed to give you concrete answers to your most perplexing FMLA questions.

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Here are some of the other things you'll learn with the FMLA Compliance Guide

  • An amazingly simple strategy that prevents employees from taking 24 weeks of back-to-back leave
  • How to kick-start the 12-week FMLA meter
  • The one situation where you can legally deny reinstatement after FMLA leave
  • 4 tests to determine if several closely held companies will trigger compliance with the 50-employee minimum
  • When you can expect to receive money back from an employee on FMLA leave
  • A simple formula for determining if a part-time employee is eligible under the law
  • 7 issues you must cover – in writing – with an employee requesting leave
  • The 3 most important steps you can take to make sure your company is in compliance with the FMLA
  • Whether or not you can legally fire someone who’s away on FMLA leave
  • How to prove you acted in “good faith” and avoid paying a lot in liquidated damages

“It’s tempting to write off this time in the pandemic as being forced to work in crisis mode. But, if you the neglect basics now, you can expect another crisis: lawsuits.”

Anniken Davenport Anniken Davenport
Employment Lawyer and Author

For what it would cost you to talk to a lawyer for about 10 minutes, you can get your own copy of FMLA Compliance Guide. 

Pat DiDomenico Pat DiDomenico
Editorial Director at The HR Specialist

12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for “serious health conditions” can be very complicated in the real world. Every day, employers across the country deal with real-world situations and questions such as:

  • In an emergency, can an employee claim FMLA without informing someone at work?
  • Do I have to count temporary and part-time employees toward the 50-employee minimum?
  • What if my company downsizes during an employee’s FMLA leave? Will I still owe her a job?
  • Does treatment for substance abuse qualify an employee for FMLA leave?
  • Can I require an employee to return to work early if I offer a “light-duty” assignment?

Thanks to the Compliance Guide, you don’t have to let the FMLA disrupt your business. Take control with the quick and easy advice in this practical resource. You’ll learn what steps to take in hundreds of real-world situations, and how the new revisions to the law affect employers.

The FMLA Compliance Guide is written by Matthew S. Effland, a shareholder with the prestigious nationwide law firm of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak and Stewart, P.C. He is often called in on complex areas of employment law, including FMLA compliance, and he is a regular speaker at the SHRM’s annual conference.

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