FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act, administered by the Department of Labor, requires certain employers to provide either twelve or twenty-six weeks of leave per year for certain family care, medical and reasons related to a family member's call to active duty. Ice Miller helps employers create effective and defensible policies concerning family and medical leave. These assure compliance with the law and help to minimize the risk of lawsuits before they occur. Recent legal issues involving the FMLA include amendments to the FMLA to include new forms of leave, the effects of the new FMLA regulations; the determination of whether an employee’s paid leave should be counted toward the twelve or twenty-six weeks of unpaid FMLA leave; the necessity of informing an employee that he is eligible for FMLA leave; and the rights of an employee who is unable to perform the essential functions of his previous position once he returns from FMLA leave. We also assist employers in administering their FMLA policies.