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HR Alert: FMLA Leave for Clinical Trials

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 25, 2024. Posted in Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Must you allow an employee to take FMLA leave when she says she’s joining a clinical trial? In a recent opinion letter dated November 8, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the federal Department of Labor (DOL) responded...

HR Alert: FMLA Refresher

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 10, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s been a long, hot summer. Time for a nice, cold . . . FMLA refresher! Business owners, human resources professionals, and company managers – do you remember all the criteria that allow an employee to use FMLA leave? Let’s...

HR Alert: There’s a New FMLA Poster

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 23, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment.

The United States Department of Labor, the DOL, has released an updated version of the Family and Medical Leave Act poster. The new poster boasts a new color scheme and layout. There are no new changes in the contents of...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Changes to Federal Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 14, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

As we’ve written about before, the federal government’s worker-friendly legislative answer to the coronavirus was to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which became effective April 1, 2020. On...

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HR Alert: Department of Labor Announces New FMLA Forms

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 29, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released new forms for employers and employees to use when an employee requests Family and Medical Leave (FMLA). They’re free to access on the DOL’s website. The new forms are...

HR Alert: NLRB Eases Standard For Employee Discipline Related To Profane Outbursts

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 28, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (commonly referred to as the NLRB) eased the standard for judging whether an employer can discipline an employee for abusive or offensive language used during the course...

HR Alert: Navigating Overlapping COVID-19 Leave Laws

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 23, 2020. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

For the last few weeks, employers have been scrambling to ensure their compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of leave for employees during this pandemic: ...

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HR Alert: What Employers Need To Know About Coronavirus Now

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 2, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment. 1 Comment

The first case of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been confirmed in New York State. In this post, we provide an overview of what New York employers need to know. Of course employers should monitor employee travel,...

Employers Must Not Extend Or Delay Employees’ FMLA Benefits

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 4, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

In a recent opinion issued by the federal Department of Labor (DOL), employers are cautioned not to delay designating an employee’s leave as protected by the federal Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). This means that...

HR Alert: Paid Family Leave for Organ Donation Surgery in NY

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

Effective February 3, 2019, New York employees can take paid family leave to care for a family member who’s preparing for or recovering from surgery related to organ or tissue donation. This change results from the Living...

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