Blog posts in tag FMLA

Register Today for the 2020 Employment Law Webinar Series

Posted on 08/13/2020 at 03:31 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law

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Register Today for the 2020 Employment Law Webinar Series

You're Invited! Join our Employment & Labor Law Group on October 27, 28 & 29 for a FREE Webinar Series as we...

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DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 03:11 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, employees, employers, Family and Medical Leave Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Register, FMLA, Request for Information , U.S. Department of Labor

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

On July 17, 2020, the USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Request for Information” (RFI) in th...

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2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

Posted on 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, FMLA

2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

The Wage and Hour Watch reported on the reintroduction of Administrator’s Opinion Letters by DOL’s Wage and...

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New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 10:46 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA notification form, post-eligible FMLA leave

New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires the DOL to submit its forms at least every three years to the Office of Man...

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Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

Posted on 05/31/2018 at 11:34 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

For decades, the U.S Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) opinion letters were welcomed by e...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Posted on 11/13/2017 at 10:13 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Three recent Wage and Hour Watch blogs discussed several common FMLA issues faced by employers. Those blogs expand...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. III: Failure to follow call-in procedures

Posted on 11/01/2017 at 03:15 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: call in policy, discrimination lawyers, DOL, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment lawyer, employment legal advice, find a lawyer, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, work lawyer

FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. III: Failure to follow call-in procedures

Two recent Wage and Hour Watch blogs discussed several common FMLA issues faced by employers.  Those blogs expand o...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. II

Posted on 08/23/2017 at 07:16 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. II

During my career with the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division, I spent 22 years enforcing FMLA regulations, and I saw fir...

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The return of wage and hour opinion letters

Posted on 07/03/2017 at 10:16 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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The return of wage and hour opinion letters

On June 27, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will resume its policy of issuing official Fair Labor Standard...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. I

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 08:18 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. I

Intermittent Leave - Pattern of Absences When the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became law in 1993, I was a USDOL...

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