DOES FMLA COVER TRAVEL TIME?
Those of us actually engaged in the practice of employee rights accepted long ago that an employee’s time traveling to and from a location where s/he provides covered FMLA assistance is covered as FMLA leave. President Trump’s staff, however, thought we all needed to hear something from our dear leader’s own people to allow this. Maybe all that dust and flying asbestos from ripping down the east wing confused them enough to think we were just as confused as those White House intellects. In any event, they just issued an opinion letter on the issue. Jeff Nowak, who may be America’s leading thinker about FMLA just posted a piece on his blog addressing the issue. Even though he writes for employers, we find his advice for union reps as well. So, we suggest you click over to his latest “FMLA Insight” post for some helpful information.
If you know of some employees who have been denied FMLA leave for their travels, now is as good a time as any to contact them and file a grievance. Given that an agency could be liable for tens of thousands of dollars in attorney fees if it forces the union to arbitrate for even an hour of retroactive FMLA leave, these dispute should settle easily.
I like to be informed, I like to learn things. I dont like to receive email updates praising the pos Biden, and bashing Trump. The truth of the matter is neither side is good for the people. Given me the facts of the case not a bucket full of political bullshit!
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I share your frustration with politics. That lunatic in the White House and his supporters are ripping our country apart whether it is by illegally taking away fed employee collective bargaining rights, trashing people for their color, or shamelessly desecrating American landmarks with his brand.
Fedsmill has never endorsed a candidate for office or otherwise even come close to violating the Hatch Act. But it is probably going to be impossible to write about federal case law related to labor relations, civil rights, and personnel rules without being critical of the people who are currently ignoring, abusing, or destroying them to harm fed employees. We try very hard to hue to the facts, but at times we might “take a shot” at the villains—or at least what his supporters consider a shot. And sometimes that shot may take the form of satire. We probably need to do that just to preserve our own mental health and continue to write.
So, consider that to be the price of receiving FEDSMILL free and of me turning out over 1,500 posts for fed union leaders over the last 15 years without taking a nickel for that. In fact, it costs me about $1,000 annually out of my own pocket to do this.
Also note that I was just as hard on Biden and from time to time I have not veery nice things to say about unions.
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I hope you will not unsubscribe or email block us, but that is your option. Thanks for your perspective. Honestly, it probably will have subtle impact on me.