Unionized or not, employers must take care to remember Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA provides a great deal of protection to actions that fall under "protected concerted activity."
What might happen if more American employers followed the lead of some major U.S. corporations and many European firms by offering some form of sabbatical–a career break–for new parents?
If you're close to carrying out layoffs, consider offering sabbaticals first. It may not prevent layoffs altogether, but it may result in fewer of them, since the employees who take sabbaticals usually want some time off.
In Byrne v. Avon Products Inc., a federal appeals court has ruled that sudden or dramatic behavior changes - in this case, personal reading and falling asleep on the job - could suggest a health condition serious enough to trigger FMLA protection.
Sixty-eight percent of companies pay reservists the difference between their civilian and military pay while on active duty status, according to a new survey. However, 23 percent provide no pay to reservists on active duty.
IRS Regulation 1.125-3 addresses the interplay between Section 125 cafeteria plans and the Family and Medical Leave Act. This Q&A article, in turn, addresses the regulation.
The Family and Medical Leave Act turns a decade old this year, but there's nothing static about this often-frustrating law; changes are under consideration in all three branches of government.
