Blog posts in tag FMLA

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

Tagged As: discrimination lawyers, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment lawyer, employment legal advice, Family Medical and Leave Act, FMLA, Iowa employment law, Iowa employment laws, Iowa employment lawyers, 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. 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

Tagged As: Des Moines employment attorney, discrimination lawyers, DOL Wage and Hour Division, eeoc lawyer, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, labor lawyers, legal advice, local attorneys, medical certification, Wage and Hour

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Iowa employers, Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, Wage and Hour Division, work lawyer

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

Tagged As: Des Moines employment attorney, DOL, eeoc lawyer, employment attorney, employment contract, employment legal advice, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, job attendance, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, pattern of absences, recertification, unscheduled absences at work, work lawyer, workplace attendance

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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Department of Labor civil money penalties to increase in August

Posted on 07/12/2016 at 11:06 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: civil penalties, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FMLA, inflation adjustment act, U.S. Department of Labor

Department of Labor civil money penalties to increase in August

Last November Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Inflat...

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Mike Staebell to speak at Dickinson-hosted event October 11

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Department of Labor, FLSA, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell to speak at Dickinson-hosted event October 11

Mike Staebell, the District Director for the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division in Des Moines, will be the g...

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