New York Includes Reasonable Accommodation Leave for Domestic Violence Victims
Effective November 18, 2019 a new law will go in to effect in the state of New York to offer reasonable accommodations to victims of domestic violence. Thank you, […]
Filling in the Gaps with Leave Management Technology
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager, Absence Specialist Technology does not eliminate human error, but it can erect barriers to our impulses to jump to the first “right thing.” Let’s [...]
Portal-Enabled Absence Reporting Puts Responsibility in the Hands of the User
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager While many employers fear the threat of their first review by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Clark County, Nevada, has been blessed with […]
“Honest Belief” Can Justify Investigation
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager Employer surveys suggest that although employers are more educated on the FMLA than ever before, they still struggle with the FMLA and its abuse […]
Muddied Waters: Choosing Between PTO and FMLA is No Longer a Gray Area
If you haven’t yet heard, the DOL has issued an opinion letter relating to the designation of FMLA leave. The opinion letter provides that “an employer is prohibited from delaying the [...]
Does Paid Family Leave have you Scratching your Head?
Our nation continues to see a trend in enacting legislation at the state level to support families who need to care for a family member, bond with their newborn children, […]
Can Absence Management Improve your ROI?
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager Once upon a time in a fortuitous time and place occasionally referred to as the 1990’s, one lovely lady and I took on […]
6 Steps You Should Take to Prepare for DOL On-site Visits
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager Until now, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) on-site presence has been virtually non-existent, which in some cases may have led to [...]
California’s Family School Partnership Act expanded as of January 1st, 2016
Employers in California with 25 employees or more in one location are subject to the Family School Partnership Act. Employees who are parents, guardians, or grandparents with custody of one […]
