I am reluctant to counsel an employer to participate in this program,” Jeff Nowak, shareholder at Littler Mendelson, told HR ...

Postpartum mental health conditions (PMHCs) affect many new mothers, with up to 85% experiencing some level of anxiety or depression in the weeks after giving birth. Often these feelings will resolve ...

A manager’s actions following two separate pregnancy disclosures allegedly amounted to unlawful discrimination on the basis ...

The size of a business affects a company's Family and Medical Leave Act coverage status and the eligibility of its employees. The FMLA statutes do not cover an employer with less than 50 employees. If ...

Other key findings of the report: Hospitality providers had the most overall FMLA absences, with 49 percent of employees with an open FMLA leave at any given time. Health care employers had the second ...

FMLA provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for a variety of reasons, including: The birth of a child or the placement of an adopted or foster child. The ...

It’s not uncommon to have employees take a lengthy leave to care for themselves or their loved ones. Employees who wish to use this will be using the Family and Medical Leave Act, also known as FMLA ...

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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for a serious health condition of their own or that ...