Tag: Employee Handbook

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Family Medical Leave Act – Utilizing Provisions to Protect Employers

  • February 29, 2016
  • By Allen & Gooch

  The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) covers public employers and private employers with more than 50 employees within a 75 mile radius.  29 U.S.C.A. § 2601-2654.  Employees can take 12-24 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons.  Most employers are aware and comply with the Act, including the provision to inform […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  NLRB Rules Against Employment-At-Will Policies

  • December 3, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  NLRB Cracks Down on Employee Handbooks Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled against the American Red Cross and Hyatt Hotels Corp. with respect to the employment-at-will provisions contained within their employee handbooks.  The provision in the American Red Cross’s employment handbook provided that the at-will employment relationship could not be amended, modified, […]