Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave, The,Used

ReviewAuthor comments The FMLA is a complex law, leaving most managers with more than a few questions about how to determine eligibility, track and apply leave, request documentation, and deal with benefits and reinstatement. Without a careful understanding of the law, even the most wellintentioned employer can find itself facing a lawsuit over an FMLA violation. This book explains these issues in plain English and covers some of the most common issues that managers are likely to face when receiving FMLA requests.'Useful to everyone trying to comprehend the issues and follow the rules.' Booklist'Specialists in employment law, Guerin and England offer advice to employers and personnel officers on abiding by the US Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Their topics include an overview of family and medical leave, determining whether an employee is covered, leave for serious health condition, leave for a new child, how much time an employee can take, giving notice and designating leave, certification, managing an employee's leave, reinstatement, how other laws affect FMLA leave, and recordkeeping requirements.' Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView'Essential Guide to Family and Medical Leave covers all of the latest changes to the FMLA, including those related to the COVID19 pandemic, as well as changes to state family and medical leave laws. The book includes downloadable forms, including FMLA policy, notice forms, certification forms, and checklists.' Savannah Jones, Editor, sirreadalotProduct DescriptionWhat you need to know about the FMLA, whether your workers are onsite or remoteThe federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) helps employees balance the demands of work and family. But the law can be hard for employers to apply in the real worldespecially when it comes to tracking intermittent leave, completing the proper paperwork, and determining eligibility for different types of leave.This book has the answersin plain Englishto every employers tough questions about the FMLA. It provides detailed information, sample forms, and tools that will help you and your managers figure out:who is eligible for leave what types of leave are covered how much leave employees may take, and how to comply with notice and other paperwork requirements.The 6th edition covers all of the latest changes to the FMLA, including those related to the COVID19 pandemic, as well as changes to state family and medical leave laws.With Downloadable Forms: download an FMLA policy, notice forms, certification forms, checklists, and more (details inside).About the AuthorLisa Guerin is the author or coauthor of several Nolo books, including The Manager's Legal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees, The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws, Workplace Investigations, and Create Your Own Employee Handbook. Guerin has practiced employment law in government, public interest, and private practice where she represented clients at all levels of state and federal courts and in agency proceedings. She is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.Deborah England is a litigator with more than 20 years of employment law experience. She has published numerous articles and essays on employment and civil rights law, and frequently speaks on these topics before legal and HR professional organizations.