You've been working at your job for years with no problems. In fact, your employer has given you nothing but good feedback. And then, your mother gets sick and you have to take off time from work to take care of her. You decide to exercise your rights under the Family...
Family And Medical Leave Act
Wisconsin diabetic’s rights in the workplace
Diabetes is a chronic condition affecting thousands of people in Wisconsin and millions worldwide. If you have diabetes, knowing your workplace rights is essential for receiving the necessary accommodations and support to manage your condition effectively while on the...
Combating pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is illegal yet quite common. The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act protect pregnant women from unfair treatment and harassment...
Your rights to a leave of absence when adopting in Wisconsin
Taking the time to bond with your adopted child is critical to their development as well as your relationship with them. Wisconsin laws recognize this, so typically, parents have a right to have some time off work to welcome their new child. FMLA leave The federal...
Who is covered by the FMLA?
Some workers may find that they need to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act. There are certain requirements to be covered. If you live in Wisconsin, you need to know who qualifies for this leave. Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act The...
Who is eligible to take FMLA leave?
If you had a serious injury or illness, you likely wouldn't be able to work. Similarly, the birth of a child or a family member's health may require you to be absent from work for long periods of time. Sometimes, we can’t work for reasons beyond our control, which is...
Are you eligible for paid pandemic-related sick leave?
The avalanche of news about the pandemic and fierce political disagreements over how to best deal with it has sometimes resulted in substantive news items being ignored by Milwaukee news outlets.The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is an important piece...
Update: New Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") (Pub. Law No.116-127), originally H.R. Bill 6201, containing, inter alia, the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act ("EFMLEA") and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act ("EPSLA"), which provide paid leave to...
Employers keep repeating this FMLA and ADA mistake
There's an old saying that if a person is observant, they can learn from the mistakes that others have made and avoid making those same mistakes themselves. It appears that some employers are simply unable to learn from errors others have made when dealing with the...
Employer learns $1.3 million FMLA lesson
They say that one of the best ways to become wiser is to learn from your mistakes. If that's so, then an employer that made the mistake of firing its IT manager after he took a vacation to Mexico while on medical leave is much, much wiser today.In fact, the public...