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When Do Holidays Count as FMLA Leave?

With the holiday season in full swing, a common question asked is whether holidays can be counted against an employee’s...

5 Tips for Employers Receiving and Processing Religious Accommodation Requests

So now you know what to do if you are an employee in need of an religious accommodation, but what...

4 Pointers for Employees in Need of Religious Accommodations

In our last post, we provided an overview of a claim for failing to accommodation a religion. There are important...

Workplace Accommodations for Religion

Workplace Accommodations - Not Just for Disability It’s flu season, and when flu season strikes, the questions begin to be asked about mandatory...

The NLRB Continues to Haunt Unsuspecting Companies

Like the nod to Halloween there? Oh, you didn’t notice? You see, we used “haunt.” You know, like ghosts do…. ...

2 Wrongs Can Make an FMLA-Right

In our last post, we explained how an employee can be both FMLA eligible and ineligible. We thought we’d continue...

An FMLA-Eligible, Ineligible Employee?

Yup, you heard right. This issue was most recently addressed in Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a case out...

Employment Law & the Supremes: A Supreme Court Preview

October 1st was the official start of the 2012-13 Supreme Court term. While there are not many employment law cases...

National Labor Relations Board – Not Just for Unions

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has historically been a “union agency,” but it is now beginning to expand beyond...

No-Fault Attendance Policy Can Open Potential for Fault

Under a “no-fault” attendance policy, an employee accrues one point per absence, regardless of the reason for the absence. After...