The summer season’s kicking into full gear! Summer holidays are fast approaching. So more employees will likely be taking vacations this year as restrictions lift. And to keep your company in compliance with wage and hour laws, your Payroll team…
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Now your company will need to accept telemedicine visits as certification for employees' Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests. A new Wage and Hour Division Field Assistance Bulletin clarifies that a virtual doctor's visit counts as an “in-person” doctor’s…
Year-end will look a bit different in Finance this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. And that includes reporting FFCRA leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) granted employees additional leave under a series of circumstances when COVID-19 took…
FMLA leave costs your company enough when employees take it legitimately … then you catch an employee trying to scam you! Unfortunately it happens a lot, though probably not as dramatically as it all unfolded for one of your peers…
While you don't have to pay employees for the FMLA leave they take, you still have to be aware certain pay-related issues while they're on leave. And as one company recently found out, not doing so can prove to be…
Finance pros finally have official guidance regarding the paid-leave tax credit created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). But there's a good chance the guidance will leave a lot of your questions unanswered. (more…)
The Supreme Court decided not to tackle whether extended leave is a reasonable ADA accommodation, and that could ultimately be a very good thing for finance pros. (more…)
Just because the FMLA gives employers the ability to initiate surveillance on employees they suspect of abusing their leave, it doesn’t mean you should take such a drastic step. (more…)
Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably isn’t what…
Three words that leave even the most cool, calm and collect Finance chiefs reaching for their Advil and/or Tums: Intermittent FMLA leave. (more…)
Companies are well within their rights to enforce drug policies that prohibit employees from working under the influence of drugs that impact performance and safety, even if the substances are legally prescribed prescription drugs. But there is a gray area…
Finance chiefs will once again have one of the most useful DOL resources at their disposal to help with an array of tricky compliance issues -- and avoid costly penalties and lawsuits. (more…)
