Editor’s note: The Back to Basics column serves as an accessible way to understand employment law. If you’re new to HR (or just need a little refresher), follow along as the HR Dive team speaks with ...

Most employers with 50+ employees are aware that under the federal FMLA, eligible employees may, for qualifying reasons, take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period. Employers are ...

Brandeis has developed a set of comprehensive family and medical leave benefits that best support employees and their families. Employees may be able to continue to receive pay during an FMLA leave, ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act forms one of HR’s basic building blocks. On its face, the law may appear easy to grasp. Employers with 50 or more employees must provide eligible employees — defined ...

Intermittent FMLA leave can be extremely challenging for employers to manage. Fortunately, there are opportunities in the FMLA process which allow you to carefully manage this type of leave more ...

Ask for the FMLA form, get fired – and your employer could be on the hook. That is the warning from a new federal appeals ruling. On May 14, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave a year, and requires group health benefits to be maintained during the leave as if employees ...