Tag: FMLA
Mid-Year Mandatory Labor Law Poster Update
California employers are required to post 18 separate state and federal employment notices in each business location and jobsite where employees can easily see...
Key Points and Guidelines of Federal COVID-19 Leaves
In Episode 57 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert James Ward discuss key...
Reminder: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Now in Effect
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), federal legislation President Trump signed on March 18, 2020, providing paid sick leave (PSL) and emergency family...
COVID-19 Emergency Federal Paid Leaves Explained
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of Labor on March 24 advanced the effective date of the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act and Emergency...
When Foster Care Leads to Adoption, Just One Family Leave Applies
I have an employee who is going through counseling to become a foster parent. Is she eligible for the federal Family Medical Leave Act...
Potential Family Leave Act Factors in Time Off for Grandchild’s Birth
My employee wants to take federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave when her daughter has a baby. Can I deny her request?
Typically,...
Dialogue with Employee Key Part of Deciding Whether to Extend Leave
Our employee has used up all of her Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, but called today to request an extension of time. Do...
New Parent Leave Act Applies to Employees Not Subject to FMLA/CFRA
How does the New Parent Leave Act interact with the federal Family Medical Leave Act/California Family Rights Act?
Beginning January 1, 2018, California’s New Parent...
When Can Worker Decline Family Medical Leave? Subject Untested
Our employee went out on workers’ compensation leave this week and will probably be gone a few months. Should we place him on family...
Multiple Protected Leaves in California Impose Significant Cumulative Burden
California has numerous labor and employment regulations that far exceed those mandated at the federal level. A clear example of this is California’s multiple...
