Pocket Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Acts (7th ed., 2020)

$32.00

By Peter Brown
7th edition, 2020

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Description

A “user friendly” guide to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the California Family Rights Act — this new edition replaces the 2018 guide, and brings California employers and employees up to date on the most current information and case law.

The Pocket Guide spells out who is eligible for leave, increments in which leave can be used, various methods of calculating leave entitlements, record keeping and notice requirements, and enforcement. The rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees under each of the statutes are discussed. The reader is given an understandable summary of the acts’ provisions that emphasizes the differences between the two laws and advises which provision to follow.

This guide offers a clear and concise reference for employees who are eligible for benefits, union officials questioned about employee entitlements, and labor relations managers charged with implementing the act. Use it as a training tool or for resolving practical, day-to-day questions as they emerge.

 

Table of Contents

Contents

C. Overlap of the Two Acts65

I. Introduction 1
II. Employers Covered by the Acts 3
    A. FMLA 3
    B. CFRA 4
III. Employees Eligible for Leave 5
    A. FMLA 5
        1. Calculation of 12 Months 5
        2. 1,250 Hours of Service 6
        3. Employees Called to Active Duty 7
        4. Fifty Employee Determination 7
    B. CFRA 7
IV. Employee’s Entitlement to Leave Time 9
    A. FMLA 9
        1. Computing the 12-Month Period 10
        2. Holiday Occurring While Employee Is on Leave 10
        3. No Minimum Amount of Leave 11
        4. Intermittent Leave or Leave on a Reduced Schedule 11
        5. Calculating Leave or Leave on a Reduced Leave Schedule 13
    B. CFRA 13
        1. Computing the 12-Month Period 13
        2. Twelve Workweeks 13
        3. Intermittent Leave or Reduced Leave Schedule 14
        4. Holiday Occurring While Employee Is on Leave 14
        5. Minimum Duration of Leave 14
    C. Overlap of the Two Acts 15
V. Reasons to Permit Leave 16
    A. FMLA 16
        1. Definitions 17
        2. Leave Is Permitted for Many Family Care Reasons 25
    B. CFRA 26
        1. Leave to Care for a Family Member 26
        2. Leave May Be Taken for the Serious Health Condition of a Domestic Partner 27
        3. Relationship Between CFRA Leave and California Pregnancy Disability Leave 28
        4. Relationship Between CFRA Leave and FMLA Family Military Leaves 31
VI. How an Employee’s Right to Leave Is Affected by His or Her Spouse’s or Registered Domestic Partner’s Status or Use of Leave 32
    A. FMLA 32
    B. CFRA 33
    C. Overlap of the Two Acts 33
VII. Employee Notice to Employer When Requesting Leave 35
    A. FMLA 35
    B. CFRA 36
    C. Does an Employee Specifically Have to Request FMLA/CFRA Leave? 37
    D. Overlap of the Two Acts 38
VIII. Employee’s Requirement to Provide Medical Certification to Support a Request for Leave 39
    A. FMLA 39
        1. Timing of Employer’s Request 40
        2. Employee’s Time to Provide 40
        3. Consequences for Failure to Provide an Adequate or Timely Certification 40
        4. What Information May Be Required in a Medical Certification? 41
        5. What May an Employer Do if It Questions the Adequcy of a Medical Certification? 41
        6. Second or Third Medical Opinion 42
        7. Recertification 43
    B. CFRA 44
        1. Certifications for an Employee’s Child, Parent, or Spouse 44
        2. Certification for the Employee’s Own Serious Health Condition 45
        3. Second and Third Opinions 46
        4. Time to Request and Provide Certification 46
    C. Overlap of the Two Acts 47
IX. Employer’s Obligations in Granting Leave and Providing Employees With Notification of Their Rights to Leave 47
    A. FMLA 48
        1. General Notice 48
        2. Eligibility Notice 49
        3. Rights and Responsibilities Notice 50
        4. Designation Notice 52
    B. CFRA 56
        1. Granting Leave 56
        2. Notice of Right to Leave 57
        3. Retroactive Designation of Leave 58
    C. Overlap of the Two Acts 58
X. Employee’s Entitlement to Pay While on Leave 59
    A. FMLA 59
        1. Employee’s Right to Substitute Paid Leaves for Unpaid FMLA Leave 59
        2. Employers’ Right to Require Employees to Use Accrued Paid Leave Concurrently With FMLA Leave and to Use FMLA Leave Concurrently With Non-FMLA Leave That Is FMLA-Qualifying 60
    B. CFRA 63
        1. Employee’s Right to Use Paid Leave Concurrently With Family Leave 63
        2. Employers’ Right to Require Employees to Use Paid Accrued Leaves Concurrently With Non-CFRA Leave That Is CFRA Qualifying 64
XI. Medical Insurance or Other Benefits While on Family and Medical Care Leave 66
    A. FMLA 67
        1. How Can Employees on Leave Pay Their Share of Health Insurance Premiums? 68
        2. What Are the Consequences if an Employee Fails to Make Timely Health Insurance Premium Payments? 71
        3. Employee Fails to Return From Leave 72
        4. Other Benefits 75
    B. CFRA 75
        1. Obligation to Pay for Health Insurance When an Employee Is on Pregnancy Disability Leave, FMLA Leave, and CFRA Leave 77
        2. Overlap of the Two Acts 78
XII. Employee’s Status While on Leave 79
XIII. Military-Related Leaves Under the FMLA 80
    A. Qualifying Exigency Leave 81
        1. Definition of Qualifying Exigency 81
        2. Amount of Leave 85
        3. Notice of Need for Qualifying Exigency Leave 85
        4. Certification 85
    B. Military Caregiver Leave 87
        1. Amount of Leave 88
        2. Notice of Need for Military Caregiver Leave 89
        3. Certification 90
    C. CFRA 95
XIV. Reinstatement Following Leave 96
    A. FMLA 96
        1. An Equivalent Position 96
        2. Periodic Reporting of Condition 97
        3. Fitness-for-Duty Certification 98
        4. Defenses to Denying Certification 99
    B. CFRA 102
        1. Guarantee of Reinstatement to ‘Same’ or ‘Comparable’ Position 102
        2. Date of Reinstatement 102
        3. FMLA’s ‘Equivalent’ Position Compared to CFRA’s ‘Comparable’ Position 102
        4. Defenses to Denying Reinstatement 103
        5. Fitness-for-Duty Certification 103
XV. Available Remedies for Violation of the Acts 105
    A. FMLA 105
    B. CFRA 106
XVI. Employer’s Recordkeeping Obligations 107
    A. FMLA 107
        1. What Records Must Be Maintained? 107
        2. Fair Labor Standards Act Exempt Employees 108
    B. CFRA 109
XVII. Protections for Employees Who Request Leave or Assert Rights 110
    A. FMLA 110
    B. CRFA 111
XVIII. Coordination With Disability Discrimination Laws 112
    A. Keeping Track of Family and Medical Care Leave 112
    B. Coverage Is Different Under the Two Laws 112
        1. FMLA 113
        2. CFRA 114
XIX. Joint-Employer Coverage 115
    A. FMLA 116
        1. How to Determine There Is a Joint Employer Relationship 117
        2. Who Handles FMLA Notice Requirements 117
        3. Whether Jointly Employed Employees Count for Eligibility Purposes 118
        4. Who Is Responsible for FMLA Compliance 118
    B. CFRA 119
XX. Court Decisions 120
    A. Discrimination/Retaliation 120
    B. Notice of Need for, and Right to, Leave 121
    C. Eligibility for Leave 125
    D. State Immunity Under the FMLA 128
    E. Wrongful Termination 129
    F. Serious Health Condition 130
    G. Reinstatement Rights 131
    H. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies 133
    I. Liability 133
    J. Medical Certification 134
XXI. Table of Cases 135
XXII. Index 140

Additional information

Weight 0.625 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 6 × 0.5 in

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