Tag: Leaves of Absence
Volunteer Firefighters: Law Provides Protected Leave, No Time Limit
I have an employee who is a volunteer firefighter. In the last few years, with the increase in the wildfires in California, he has...
Virtual Seminar to Cover Understanding, Managing Leaves of Absence
For the third consecutive year, employees’ leave of absence requests continue to increase, according to AbsenceSoft’s 2025 State of Leave and Accommodations Report, with...
Common Mistakes to Avoid With California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave
In Episode 221 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara cover common mistakes employers...
What Supervisors Need to Know, Part I: ‘Hard’ Compliance Skills
In Episode 219 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
Victims’ Leave Law Creates New Obligations, Expands Others
I am updating our employee handbook and I am confused about the changes to California’s victims’ leave law — what’s new for 2025?
Although victim’s...
Factors to Consider When Employee Asks to Extend Family Leave
We have more than one employee who have requested extensions of their family leave (for various reasons). Do we have to grant these extensions,...
‘Paid Family Leave’ — Who Can Request It; How It Works
I own a small business, and I have an employee who has been with my company for a few months. He came to me...
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...
No-Growth Job Killer Dies
A job killer proposal to place no-growth language in the state Constitution that will in effect stop development has been stopped for the year.
In...
Medical Certification for Family Leave: Stay in Touch with Employee
Our employee went on family leave on March 1 (for which she was qualified). Our outside leave administration company disallowed the claim due to...
