FMLA » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Thu, 14 May 2026 12:27:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg FMLA » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 What Can Pope Leo Teach Us About Being Good Managers of People? https://www.elinfonet.com/what-can-pope-leo-teach-us-about-being-good-managers-of-people/ Wed, 13 May 2026 05:17:34 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=171729 Pope Leo XIV | Credit: Vatican Media Every once in a while, my worlds collide in the most unexpected ways. As a management-side employment attorney, I spend my days in the weeds of the FMLA and ADA. Certifications. Intermittent leave. The interactive process. Reasonable accommodations. You know, the stuff that gets our

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]]> When FMLA Has Impeccable Timing Around a Holiday, This is What Employers Shouldn’t Do. https://www.elinfonet.com/when-fmla-has-impeccable-timing-around-a-holiday-this-is-what-employers-shouldnt-do/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:18:44 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=169161 Every HR pro knows this little workplace miracle. Just as your office or plant is winding down for Memorial Day—or some other prime-time long weekend—boom: your employee’s chronic condition suddenly flares up like a Roman candle. What timing. A total and complete coincidence, right? Enter Andrew, who worked as a conductor for CSX Railroad

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]]> Littler Lounge: So Much FMLA, So Little Time – A Preview of Littler’s FMLA and ADA Master Class https://www.elinfonet.com/littler-lounge-so-much-fmla-so-little-time-a-preview-of-littlers-fmla-and-ada-master-class/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:02:02 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=158780 Littler Lounge: So Much FMLA, So Little Time – A Preview of Littler’s FMLA and ADA Master Class Hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave are joined by Jeff Nowak to talk about how a moment of professional curiosity turned into a deep focus on the FMLA and ADA – and

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]]> Pinch Me! The ABA’s Summary of 2025 FMLA Court Decisions Is Now Available. https://www.elinfonet.com/pinch-me-the-abas-summary-of-2025-fmla-court-decisions-is-now-available/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:50:43 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=157314 There are many holidays I cherish — Christmas, Fourth of July, even St. Paddy’s Day. But my favorite day of the year? There is no competition. The arrival of the American Bar Association’s summary of every FMLA case decided this past year. Yep, you read that correctly.  Every little scrumptious FMLA decision.  About

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]]> ADA Meets FMLA: Where They Overlap and Where They Diverge https://www.elinfonet.com/ada-meets-fmla-where-they-overlap-and-where-they-diverge/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:06:39 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=155980 An employee’s medical condition may implicate both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) at the same time, but the two laws use distinct eligibility frameworks and impose different obligations for employers. Understanding the differences between the two laws, and where they overlap,

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]]> Snow Days and the FMLA: DOL Clarifies How Partial-Week Closures Count Toward Leave https://www.elinfonet.com/snow-days-and-the-fmla-dol-clarifies-how-partial-week-closures-count-toward-leave/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:55:37 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=151856 The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has issued a new opinion letter, FMLA2026-2, clarifying how to calculate leave usage under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when an employer shuts down operations for less than a full workweek due to unscheduled events, such as inclement

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]]> Navigating FMLA: DOL’s New Opinion Letter Clarifies Travel Time https://www.elinfonet.com/navigating-fmla-dols-new-opinion-letter-clarifies-travel-time/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:36:14 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=151808 The DOL confirmed in a 01.05.26 opinion letter that FMLA leave may be used for time spent traveling to and from a medical appointment for a serious health condition. It also confirmed that a healthcare provider need not provide an estimate of travel time. The opinion letter provides helpful examples of when travel time is […]

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]]> FMLA Leave Calculation When Employers Close for Weather https://www.elinfonet.com/fmla-leave-calculation-when-employers-close-for-weather/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:57:42 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=151310 Takeaways

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]]> Is Travel Time to and from a Medical Appointment Covered by the FMLA? https://www.elinfonet.com/is-travel-time-to-and-from-a-medical-appointment-covered-by-the-fmla/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:27:03 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=151053 Your employee, Thelma, has requested FMLA leave to take her mom, Louise, to regular doctor appointments. Though the appointment itself will take one hour, Thelma wants to schedule it in the middle of the workday and for a total of five hours. The travel, she says, takes “quite a bit

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]]> Join Me for My Annual FMLA & ADA Master Class: The 2026 Edition! https://www.elinfonet.com/join-me-for-my-annual-fmla-ada-master-class-the-2026-edition/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:26:39 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=148003 Today is my birthday! Yay for me! To celebrate, I am inviting you to a five-day FMLA & ADA Party! This ain’t no joke. Join me for five days (13-hours!) at an interactive master class that will have you singing FMLA and ADA from the mountaintops!  What’s in Store? Think case studies, real-world

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]]> As You Prepare Payment on Those Year-End Bonuses and Wonder Whether You Pay the Guy Who Took FMLA Leave, Read This First https://www.elinfonet.com/as-you-prepare-payment-on-those-year-end-bonuses-and-wonder-whether-you-pay-the-guy-who-took-fmla-leave-read-this-first/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:02:34 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=148760 Another year in the books—hope 2025 was a big win for your team! For some, and hopefully all of you, you are ready to pay out year-end bonuses as the final pennies are counted for the year. In the meantime, however, you’ve debated with your bean counters whether you can prorate

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]]> DOL Explains How to Properly Calculate FMLA Leave https://www.elinfonet.com/dol-explains-how-to-properly-calculate-fmla-leave/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:50:37 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=144873 On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division issued a new opinion letter clarifying how employers should calculate the hourly equivalent of an employee’s available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The opinion also addresses how FMLA applies to employees whose schedules include both mandatory and […]

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]]> Join Me for a Webinar: “It’s Not Called the Friday and Monday Leave Act! Effective Ways to Protect your Organization Against Misuse of FMLA and ADA Leave” https://www.elinfonet.com/join-me-for-a-webinar-its-not-called-the-friday-and-monday-leave-act-effective-ways-to-protect-your-organization-against-misuse-of-fmla-and-ada-leave/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:38:05 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=169277 Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge. This year’s webinar focuses on how employers can proactively guard against misuse of FMLA and ADA leave. And there will be singing, plenty of singing. When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central

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]]> When an Employee Requests Leave from Work, It’s Easy to Respond with Cynicism. Next Time, Respond with Kindness. https://www.elinfonet.com/when-an-employee-requests-leave-from-work-its-easy-to-respond-with-cynicism-next-time-respond-with-kindness/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:16:29 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=142872 John always sat in the same spot in the same pew, positioned about 50 feet from the side entrance of the church. Deep in prayer, a rosary wrapped around his left hand, John would lift his head and turn toward me as I entered that side door every Friday morning.

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]]> DOL Opinion Letter Addresses How to Properly Calculate FMLA When Overtime is Involved https://www.elinfonet.com/dol-opinion-letter-addresses-how-to-properly-calculate-fmla-when-overtime-is-involved/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:40:16 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=140076 The Department of Labor’s recent opinion letter provides important reminders to employers about the proper method for calculating an employee’s available

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