Employers need clear processes for handling requests for additional time off after employees exhaust FMLA leave.

Following a step-by-step medical certification process can help employers combat potential FMLA fraud.

Employers with clear rules in their handbooks can require employees to give notice before missing a scheduled shift.

Employees can be fired for FMLA abuse, but you must follow your termination policy to the letter.

The DOL says almost anyone can qualify as a close family member under the right circumstances.

If the employee has already taken FMLA leave several times the employer does not have to provide additional notice.

Seventy-five percent of employers have been directly affected by opioids but only 17% feel extremely well prepared to deal with the issue.

Doing or saying the wrong thing about alcoholism could violate the FMLA, the ADA or both.

The ADA and the FMLA may require employers to grant time off to workers with alcohol dependency.

A returning employee who can’t yet perform the essential functions of their job may be disabled under the ADA.