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Certification Requirements Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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Lessons From the Seventh Circuit on Relying on FMLA Certifications and Requiring the Use of Paid Leave

A recent May 2025 opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit warns employers that they may not be able to rely strictly on a health care provider’s certification under the Family and Medical Leave Act...more

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FMLA Could Entitle Employee to Permanent Part-Time Work

For many employers, the intermittent leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act pose the most difficult issues for providing leave entitlement while accomplishing necessary work tasks. Many companies are familiar...more

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Make sure you’re fit to administer the FMLA’s fitness-for-duty certification requirements

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Maybe you’ve experienced this: an employee experiences a serious health condition, you provide the required FMLA paperwork, and the certification form either comes back not fully filled out or so vague that you are unable to...more

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Questions and Answers: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions for Independent Schools

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Certain questions frequently arise in independent schools. With the following guidance in mind, independent schools may consider visiting (or revisiting) their policies and practices for the upcoming school year. ...more

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FMLA - Back to Basics - Recertification and New Certification

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In addition to obtaining an initial medical certification when an employee first requests leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are permitted to seek a “recertification” and even a “new”...more

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Employer Alert: U.S. Department of Labor Issues New FMLA Forms

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new, revised model Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms and notices. The new FMLA forms and notices are intended to be more streamlined and convenient, and they include more...more

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In Case You have Nothing Else to Do, the DOL has Changed Their Approved FMLA Paperwork (but It's Not that Big of a Deal)

While most employers and HR departments still are addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued new standard forms for handling Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") claims....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - July 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more

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HR Quick Takes: Who can certify FMLA leave?

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Q: I have a pregnant employee whose chiropractor has now certified her to be off from work during the remainder of her pregnancy. Can a chiropractor certify pregnancy treatment?...more

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Can Employers Require Medical Confirmation of Pregnancy for FLMA Leave Purposes?

When an employee seeks Family and Medical Leave for a serious health condition, the company routinely gives the employee requesting the leave the DOL medical certification form to be completed by their healthcare provider. In...more

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