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By Carolina A. Schwalbach, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held class arbitration waivers to be enforceable, and since then, many arbitration agreements have been modified to include such waivers. Doing so has allowed employers to streamline the resolution of disputes that otherwise would be in an overburdened court system […]
A recent state-by-state analysis shows that not many states have expanded on the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) unpaid leave protections or adopted other policies to help expecting and new parents who are employed. However, California received all ‘A’s for the state’s paid leave policy efforts.
Employers in Illinois must now allow workers 2 weeks’ unpaid leave for the death of a child. Illinois appears to be the second state to mandate bereavement leave for private employers; Oregon adopted a similar measure in 2014.
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor What happens when an employee is out on job-protected leave and you realize that everything keeps moving along just fine without her? Or that her duties shouldn’t really take 40 hours per week?
This article series covers managing medical certifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In the last installment we covered recertificaiton, here we’ll go over return-to-work (RTW) or fitness-for-duty (FFD) certifications.
By Kelly Smith-Haley, Fox Swibel Levin & Carrol LLP A recent case is a useful reminder that employers may in some circumstances require an employee seeking an accommodation or seeking to return to work following a leave to provide supporting medical evidence. But understanding all of the nuances of when employers can and can’t ask […]
We have a team member who is currently on an intermittent leave certified at up to 12 days per month. Her scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day. She misses her maximum amount of days every month. Is there some sort of threshold that we can refer to when it comes to […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we heard from Brad Karsh, CEO and founder of JB Training Solutions, on the unique challenges of presenting material when you’re not physically in the room, along with some general tips for success. Today we present specific tips from Karsh regarding conference calls, webinars, and videoconferencing.
Yesterday we looked at how the 7th U.S. Circuit Court begrudgingly decided that banning sexual orientation discrimination isn’t guaranteed by law. Today we’ll take a look at how the EEOC looks at the same issue. EEOC’s Position The Hively court also said it was noteworthy that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces […]
Modern communications technology combined with organizations that have multiple locations have made remote presentations commonplace. Have you ever had to present training materials to an audience that isn’t physically in the same room as you? It can be a challenge. Here are strategies for success from Brad Karsh, CEO and founder of JB Training Solutions.