Tag: California Family Rights Act
Military Caregiver Leave: When It Applies and When It Doesn’t
I know my business is covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because we have more than 50 employees, but I...
Exempt Employee Salary Deductions: Proceed with Caution
An exempt employee took off Monday and Tuesday, worked a partial day on Wednesday, and worked full days on Thursday and Friday. He has...
How to Count Months with Company for State Family Rights Act Leave
I have a former seasonal employee who became a regular employee about 9 months ago and is asking for a leave of absence to...
CFRA/FMLA Leave for Elective Surgeries
My employee is requesting CFRA/FMLA leave to have elective surgery. He is potentially eligible for leave because he has worked full-time for us for...
When Family Leave Time Ends, Other Protected Leaves May Apply
We have an employee who is currently on California Family Rights Act (CFRA) leave. She will exhaust this leave in one week. She has...
Use Caution When Granting Family Leave Before Employee Is Eligible
My employee wants to take 12 weeks off for child bonding, but he has worked for us for only 11 months so he’s not...
Considerations for Back-to-Back Pregnancy, Family Leaves
My employee of five years gave birth and would like to use California Family Rights Act (CFRA) child bonding time immediately following her pregnancy...
Medical Certification Important for Workers’ Comp Claim Absences
We have an employee with an active workers’ compensation claim. We agreed with the employee that he would work a normal 40-hour-per-week schedule with...
Intermittent Family Leave May Include Transfer to Different Position
Can we transfer an employee to a different position if the employee needs to take intermittent FMLA/CFRA leave for his medical treatments?
Yes, as discussed...
Bereavement Leave for Complex Family Relationships
My employee wants to use California’s new bereavement leave after the death of the father of her child — with whom she lived but...
