Under a recent proposal in the Wisconsin State Assembly, some part-time workers would lose Family and Medical Leave benefits. The proposal would allow businesses to deny benefits to those who work between 19 and 24 hours per week.A recent article on the Wisconsin...
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New tax law creates, then removes medical leave benefit
Much of Milwaukee's news coverage over the last few weeks of the year revolved around the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The bill was introduced on Nov. 2 by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and others and signed into law on Dec. 22.The hotly debated law made sweeping...
Readying company leave policies for 2018
We all have our little holiday rituals. Some of us bake cookies to share over holiday meals. Others spend an inordinate amount of time wrapping presents so that they look just so, while still others put real time into thinking about the New Year's resolutions that...
Federal appeals court limits extended FMLA leave accommodations
If you are injured or ill and can't immediately return to work after using all of your FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) leave, can your employer fire you? A federal appeals court ruling indicates that your employer might be required to grant you an accommodation of...
Looking at FMLA rights through an employer’s eyes
Everyone who works for a living in Milwaukee understands that employees and employers are going to have diverging points of view on a number of topics. Company owners and workers often have different ideas of what's appropriate in matters such as pay, vacation time,...
Survey: Many workers can’t afford family or medical leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act has been around nearly a quarter of a century, helping Americans take care of important medical issues and loved ones without fear of losing their jobs. The law's benefits are sometimes taken for granted, but a new study suggests that...
Milestones in women’s fight for equality includes FMLA
Because March is Women's History Month, it is time to remember some of the milestones in the ongoing fight for equal rights and equal pay. A recent newspaper article recounted some of landmarks, including two pieces of legislation that we have written about a number...
A call to expand FMLA benefits
It is unlikely that you baked a cake or threw a birthday party for one of America's most treasured worker protections. Though the Family and Medical Leave Act turned 24 a few days ago to little fanfare, the event did not pass by unnoticed.A group of U.S. senators,...
Penalties for FMLA, ERISA violations rise
In the final days of the Obama administration, the Department of Labor and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) updated the penalties for employment law violations.The new penalties cover violations in 2017 involving the Family Medical Leave Act...
A FMLA warning for employers
Business Management Daily says it has been giving "sound business advice" for 75 years. The publication recently gave advice to employers who might be considering demoting a worker who is returning from a lengthy medical leave: pause.Employers are urged to pause and...