W&T Human Resource Services

Family and Medical Leave Act

Overview

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to:
# workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for:
# birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth;
# placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care and to care for the newly placed child within one year of placement;
# care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition;
# serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his or her job;
# # any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a covered military member on “covered active duty;” or
# # Twenty-six workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness if the eligible employee is the service member’s spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin (military caregiver leave).

Employees Background Check...before completing the VOE, ensure that the request is accompanied by the employee’s signed release that can be matched with a signature on file. Some employers also may follow a practice of giving the employee a courtesy call to advise that the form has been received and giving an approximate turnaround time.

Most lenders use the same or similar form for verifying employment. Following are some questions to address with care.

Probability of continued employment? Where appropriate, you’ll want to respond that you are an employer-at-will. A seemingly innocent word, such as “probable” or “likely,” could come back to haunt the employer as a promise for continued employment.

OSHA Inspection Hot Spots

The No. 1 mistake employers make during OSHA inspections telling investigators all they know and handing over every document in hopes of not getting a citation. But this cooperation may result in the employer getting more citations.

October 1, 2013 ObamaCare Act

With the start of Obamacare enrollment one week away, the debate over the issue is heating up in Southwest Florida. Today, protesters took to the streets of downtown Fort Myers outside democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's office to voice their desires to be exempt from Obamacare.

new study has found many local workers plan to semi-retire to ensure they still have some paid employment later in life. http://ow.ly/p6MvD

17% of Singaporeans can't afford retirement Human Resources, , Recruitment and Retention, 17% of Singaporeans can't afford retirement , Trends, Salary, Succession planning,

The Society for Human Resource Management believes that government and employers both play a role in providing training to employees to help them become more productive and qualified for better, high- and middle-skilled jobs. SHRM is committed to helping HR professionals and their communities develop their local workforces so that they have the necessary skills for the jobs of tomorrow.