FMLA

Employee FMLA leave is defined as unpaid. However, sales may still be made by commission-based staff members while the salesman is away. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals compared commission in Estes v. Meridian One Corp. to monthly output bonuses,…

Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Aren’t Universal Not all employers and employees are affected by the FMLA, Family and Medical Leave Act. Here’s how the law defines covered employers: A private-sector company that had 50 or more employees in…

The answer is that a company can’t disturb, or interfere with your FMLA leave. You can’t be terminated while on FMLA leave otherwise you would have been fired. Frequently, I see cases where there’s a reduction in force that occurs…

MEMPHIS FMLA LAWYERS: Unfortunately, no not under the law. Now, some companies will provide compensation, for example, for maternity or paternity leave. That’s an increasing benefit that people are offering. They also have sick time, or personal time, or vacation…

Is my employer required to provide FMLA leave? Yes, the company does have to provide it provided that you’re entitled to it. There really is no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You’re entitled to 12 weeks, no more, so…

What are the qualifications for FMLA? The employer has to be a covered entity, and a private employer has to have 50 employees to qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act. If you work for an employer that has 49…

Tennessee FMLA Attorneys: Family Medical Leave Act was passed back in the ’90s, and it was primarily a method to help people adjust to important medical related occurrences in their life. One of the most prominent features is the birth…

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees covered by the law to take leave from their job in the event of a family or medical emergency/ In order to be eligible for FMLA and the leave it provides…

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees covered by the law to take family leave from their job in the event of a family or medical emergency. Employees covered by FMLA cannot be fired from their position for…

The FMLA outlines specific steps and employee must follow in order to be covered by the FMLA. The following steps outline the process through which an employee should apply or FMLA leave. Our lawyers have written the below blog to…