The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

What employers must know about FMLA leave for both on-site and remote workers

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) helps workers balance the demands of work, family, and personal care. But for employers, knowing how to apply this law fairly and legally can be difficult--especially when it comes to determining workers' eligibility for different types of leave, tracking intermittent leave, and completing the proper paperwork. What's more, related and sometimes overlapping workers' compensation statutes and state leave laws create complexity, such that any misstep can result in frustration for both managers and employees.

This book provides answers--in plain English--to every employer's questions about the FMLA. It offers detailed information, sample forms, checklists, and other tools to help company managers and human resources personnel figure out:

• who is eligible for leave


• what types of leave are covered


• how much leave individual employees may take, and


• how to comply with notice and other paperwork requirements.

This indispensable guide, from experienced employment law attorneys, has already helped thousands of companies learn how to respect employees' rights while simultaneously protecting their business interests.

The 8th edition includes changes to state family and medical leave laws and discussion of how they intersect with the FMLA.