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An Overview of Family and Medical Leave |
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4 | (1) |
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Your Obligations as a Manager |
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5 | (5) |
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How Other Laws and Company Policies Come Into Play |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (4) |
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Is Your Company Covered by the FMLA? |
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Calculating the Size of Your Company |
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17 | (3) |
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Joint Employers and the FMLA |
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20 | (6) |
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If Your Company Is Covered |
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26 | (7) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Employer Coverage---And How to Avoid Them |
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33 | (4) |
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Is the Employee Covered by the FMLA? |
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Employee Eligibility, Step by Step |
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37 | (9) |
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Keeping Track of Employees' Work Hours |
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46 | (3) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Employee Coverage---And How to Avoid Them |
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49 | (6) |
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Leave for a Serious Health Condition |
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Your Role in Identifying a Serious Health Condition |
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55 | (1) |
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What Is a Serious Health Condition? |
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56 | (12) |
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Leave for Employee's Own Serious Health Condition |
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68 | (2) |
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Leave for a Family Member's Serious Health Condition |
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70 | (6) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Serious Health Conditions---And How to Avoid Them |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (14) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Leave for a New Child---And How to Avoid Them |
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93 | (6) |
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How Much Leave Can an Employee Take? |
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Counting the 12-Month Leave Year |
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99 | (5) |
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Counting Time Off as FMLA Leave |
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104 | (2) |
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Intermittent and Reduced-Schedule Leave |
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106 | (11) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Leave Duration---And How to Avoid Them |
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117 | (6) |
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Giving Notice and Designating Leave |
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Designating Time Off as FMLA Leave |
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123 | (9) |
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Individual Notification Requirements |
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132 | (5) |
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Employee Notice Requirements |
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137 | (9) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Giving Notice and Designating Leave---And How to Avoid Them |
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146 | (7) |
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Medical Certifications (Proof of Illness) |
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What Is a Medical Certification? |
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153 | (2) |
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Why You Should Always Request a Certification |
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155 | (3) |
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Procedures and Deadlines for Medical Certifications |
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158 | (6) |
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After You Receive the Certification |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (5) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Medical Certifications---And How to Avoid Them |
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173 | (6) |
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Managing an Employee's Leave |
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179 | (5) |
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Covering an Employee's Duties During Leave |
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184 | (6) |
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Continuing Employee Benefits During Leave |
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190 | (7) |
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Managing Intermittent Leave |
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197 | (5) |
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Requesting Status Reports |
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202 | (2) |
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Disciplining or Firing an Employee During Leave |
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204 | (2) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Managing Leave---And How to Avoid Them |
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206 | (7) |
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The Basic Reinstatement Right |
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213 | (6) |
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Fitness-for-Duty Certifications |
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219 | (3) |
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Restoring Pay and Benefits |
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222 | (6) |
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When Reinstatement Might Not Be Required |
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228 | (10) |
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When Employees Don't Return From Leave |
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238 | (3) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Reinstatement---And How to Avoid Them |
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241 | (9) |
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How Other Laws Affect FMLA Leave |
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250 | (12) |
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262 | (11) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Other Laws and Benefits---And How to Avoid Them |
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273 | (8) |
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Record Keeping Requirements |
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Why You Should Keep Records |
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281 | (1) |
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Keeping Track of Company Workforce FMLA Data |
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282 | (1) |
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Individual Employee Records |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (2) |
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Review by the Department of Labor (DOL) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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Common Mistakes Regarding Record Keeping---And How to Avoid Them |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (122) |
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Appendix A: State Laws and Departments of Labor |
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299 | (37) |
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State Departments of Labor |
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336 | (14) |
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Appendix B: Company Policies Regarding FMLA Leave |
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How Your FMLA Policy Affects Company Obligations |
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350 | (7) |
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Appendix C: Forms and Checklists |
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Family and Medical Leave Act Poster (English) |
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357 | (2) |
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Family and Medical Leave Act Poster (Spanish) |
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359 | (2) |
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Form Regarding FMLA Leave to Care for a Family Member |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (2) |
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FMLA Leave Tracking for [ Employee Name] |
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365 | (2) |
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Calculating Intermittent/Reduced Schedule Leave |
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367 | (2) |
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FMLA Designation (Preliminary) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (2) |
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Employer Response to Employee Request for Family or Medical Leave (WH-381) |
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373 | (2) |
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Certification of Healthcare Provider (WH-380) |
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375 | (4) |
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Notice to Key Employee of Substantial and Grievous Economic Injury |
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379 | (2) |
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Request for Medical Certification |
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381 | (2) |
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Notice of Termination of Group Health Coverage |
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383 | (2) |
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Does the FMLA Apply to My Company? |
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385 | (1) |
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Is the Employee Eligible for FMLA Leave? |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (2) |
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Giving Notice and Designating Leave |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (2) |
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396 | (3) |
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If an Employee Doesn't Return From Leave |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (3) |
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Appendix D: How to Use the CD-ROM |
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Installing the Form Files Onto Your Computer |
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403 | (1) |
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Using the Word Processing Files to Create Documents |
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404 | (3) |
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407 | (2) |
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Using the Financial Planning Spreadsheets |
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409 | (2) |
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Listening to the Audio Files |
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411 | (2) |
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List of Forms Included on the Forms CD-ROM |
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413 | (1) |
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