During FMLA, you can pay exempt workers by the hour

• July 01, 2001

The job description for Doris Rowe's position as a bus company supervisor noted the job was "FLSA: EXEMPT." She was paid a fixed salary every two weeks regardless of the...

When bad edicts come down

• March 01, 2001

You want to earn the trust of your staff, but that’s hard when you’re forced to carry out changes that neither you nor your team agree with.

Avoid snap decision on whether illness would qualify under FMLA

• June 01, 2000

When her three-year-old son awoke with a high fever, congestion and an earache, Juanita Caldwell got permission from an assistant manager to miss her morning ...

Employee leave: Step carefully through maze of FMLA, ADA

• June 01, 2000

When a worker requests a leave of absence for a medical condition, it can be downright puzzling to balance the different requirements ...

Poison ivy not FMLA-protected leave

• December 01, 1998

Scratch poison ivy from the list of “serious illnesses” that qualify under the Family and Medical Leave Act.