The essential guide to family & medical leave / Lisa Guerin, J.D. & Attorney Deborah C. England.
2015
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Author
Title
The essential guide to family & medical leave / Lisa Guerin, J.D. & Attorney Deborah C. England.
Published
Berkeley, CA : Nolo, [2015]
Call Number
KF3531 .G84 2015
Edition
4th edition.
ISBN
9781413321661 (pbk.)
1413321666 (pbk.)
9781413321678 (epub ebook)
1413321674 (epub ebook)
9781413321678 (epub ebook)
1413321666 (pbk.)
9781413321678 (epub ebook)
1413321674 (epub ebook)
9781413321678 (epub ebook)
Description
428 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)893896129
Note
Includes index.
Record Appears in
Variant Title
Essential guide to family and medical leave
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Fisch Fund
Added Author
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
1.
An Overview of Family and Medical Leave
1
What the FMLA Requires
3
Your Obligations as a Manager
4
How Other Laws and Company Policies Come Into Play
9
How to Use This Book
13
2.
Is Your Company Covered by the FMLA?
17
Calculating the Size of Your Company
19
Joint Employers and the FMLA
22
If Your Company Is Covered
28
Common Mistakes Regarding Employer Coverage[—]And How to Avoid Them
32
3.
Is the Employee Covered by the FMLA?
35
Employee Eligibility, Step by Step
37
Keeping Track of Employees' Work Hours
46
Common Mistakes Regarding Employee Eligibility[—]And How to Avoid Them
49
4.
Leave for a Serious Health Condition
53
Your Role in Identifying a Serious Health Condition
55
What Is a Serious Health Condition?
56
Leave for Employee's Own Serious Health Condition
68
Leave for a Family Member's Serious Health Condition
69
Common Mistakes Regarding Serious Health Conditions[—]And How to Avoid Them
77
5.
Leave for a New Child
79
Leave for Birth
83
Leave for Adoption
84
Leave for Placement of a Foster Child
84
Parental Certifications
85
Timing of Parenting Leave
86
Intermittent or Reduced-Schedule Leave
88
Substitution of Paid Leave
90
Parents Who Work for the Same Company
90
Combining Parenting Leave With Leave for a Serious Health Condition
93
Common Mistakes Regarding Leave for a New Child[—]And How to Avoid Them
96
6.
Military Family Leave
101
Leave for a Qualifying Exigency
104
Leave to Care for an Injured Servicemember
113
Common Mistakes Regarding Military Family Leave[—]And How to Avoid Them
120
7.
How Much Leave Can an Employee Take?
123
Counting the 12-Month Leave Year
125
How Many Weeks May an Employee Take?
132
Counting Time Off as FMLA Leave
136
Intermittent and Reduced-Schedule Leave
138
Common Mistakes Regarding Leave Duration[—]And How to Avoid Them
149
8.
Giving Notice and Designating Leave
153
Counting Time Off as FMLA Leave
155
Individual Notice Requirements
160
Employee Notice Requirements
167
Common Mistakes Regarding Giving Notice and Designating Leave[—]And How to Avoid Them
176
9.
Certifications
181
Types of Certifications
183
Requesting Certification
190
After You Receive the Certification
197
Common Mistakes Regarding Medical Certifications[—]And How to Avoid Them
206
10.
Managing an Employee's Leave
211
Scheduling Leave
213
Covering an Employee's Duties During Leave
218
Continuing Employee Benefits During Leave
224
Managing Intermittent Leave
231
Requesting Status Reports
236
Disciplining or Firing an Employee During Leave
238
Common Mistakes Regarding Managing Leave[—]And How to Avoid Them
241
11.
Reinstatement
245
The Basic Reinstatement Right
247
Fitness-for-Duty Certifications
252
Restoring Pay and Benefits
255
When Reinstatement Might Not Be Required
260
When Employees Don't Return From Leave
270
Common Mistakes Regarding Reinstatement[—]And How to Avoid Them
273
12.
How Other Laws Affect FMLA Leave
279
Federal Laws
282
State Laws
294
Common Mistakes Regarding Other Laws and Benefits[—]And How to Avoid Them
305
13.
Record-Keeping Requirements
313
Why You Should Keep Records
315
Keeping Track of Company Workforce FMLA Data
316
Individual Employee Records
316
Medical Records
318
Review by the Department of Labor (DOL)
321
Now You're Ready!
322
Common Mistakes Regarding Record Keeping-And How to Avoid Them
322
Glossary
325
Appendixes
A.
State Laws and Departments of Labor
333
B.
Company Policies Regarding FMLA Leave
385
Family and Medical Leave Policy
387
How Your FMLA Policy Affects Company Obligations
397
C.
Using the Interactive Forms
403
Editing RTFs
404
List of Forms and Podcasts
405
Index
409