Comments on: FMLA Intermittent Leave: Don’t Let Employees Beat the System

By: James Evans

James Evans — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:13:00 +0000

This sounds like a bunch of shit aimed at defeating the fmla act. any employer can claim that the employee was not sick! I experienced this when my father passed away, he was dying of cancer and when he would become very sick the hospital would call in the family saying he may not make it through the night, this happened several times before he passed away, I was given every shitty job they could think of after that and I finally retired from the job because I could not take the stress of the workload placed upon me after I had taken the time off for my father [My FATHER] The only Father I will ever have.

By: Mrcorrect

Mrcorrect — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:41:00 +0000

You are scumbags. You should mention that any form of retaliation in the workplace for someone being sick is not only illegal, but the company probably will and should face many, many cilil suits. Have fun paying out all those attorney fees + back pay + settlement costs!

By: Honesty/Integrity

Honesty/Integrity — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:57:06 +0000

How Pathetic!! I suffer from Migraines and I am harassed each time I have an episode. I understand that there are a few that cause the rest to have to suffer; but when you've been to multiple doctors for relief and had MRI's to assess the issues, maybe harassing the employee only causes discontent and negative energy in the working environment. Studies show that people are more productive in a happier, healthier environment with employers that are truly concerned for your wellbeing. An employee is an asset and should be treated accordingly; abusers and liars should be fired. How difficult is that? Deception and bold-faced lies should apply to HR departments also..i.e. Smurfit-Stone.

By: Honesty/Integrity

Honesty/Integrity — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:57:00 +0000

How Pathetic!! I suffer from Migraines and I am harassed each time I have an episode. I understand that there are a few that cause the rest to have to suffer; but when you’ve been to multiple doctors for relief and had MRI’s to assess the issues, maybe harassing the employee only causes discontent and negative energy in the working environment. Studies show that people are more productive in a happier, healthier environment with employers that are truly concerned for your wellbeing. An employee is an asset and should be treated accordingly; abusers and liars should be fired. How difficult is that? Deception and bold-faced lies should apply to HR departments also..i.e. Smurfit-Stone.

By: Kimberly Hawkins

Kimberly Hawkins — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:28:53 +0000

This was awesome

By: JR Jordan

JR Jordan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:51:58 +0000

Thank you for such useful information. Question: how is the 12 weeks of leave calculated, is it 60 days for a per diem paid employee who normally works Mon-Fri? 480 hours for hourly personnel working 8 hrs/day, 5 days per week? when does the employee reach the 12 week maximum?

By: aaron12121212

aaron12121212 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:11:28 +0000

This was really helpful! I am a manager and this short post filled in some areas that our HR department just glossed over. Thanks.