Confused about how to manage employee requests for unscheduled, intermittent FMLA leave? Feel taken advantage of by employees who've learned to game the so-called "Friday-Monday Leave Act"?

Some of HR's most thorny, legally risky situations involve employees' use (and abuse) of FMLA leave taken in small bites. The amount of detail and timing necessary to administer these leaves can cause even the most seasoned HR professionals to scratch their heads.

Will you hire (or plan to hire) foreign workers in 2020? If so, the complex employment visa system has become even more confusing and unsettled. New restrictions, new deadlines and dramatic new changes to employment-based visa programs - especially H1-B visas - are being pushed by the Trump Administration. Don't get caught without knowing the rules on how to hire the best labor available, even if that means foreign-born assets.

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Confused about how to manage employee requests for unscheduled, intermittent FMLA leave? Feel taken advantage of by employees who've learned to game the so-called "Friday-Monday Leave Act"? Some of HR's most thorny, legally risky situations involve employees' use (and abuse) of FMLA leave taken in small bites. The amount of detail and timing necessary to administer these leaves can cause even the most seasoned HR professionals to scratch their heads.