Workers are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt: 'Take the FMLA, take the disability, take you a break'

TikTok's latest career advice for burned-out workers: take 12 weeks of medical leave, get paid, and come back with a new job ...

State-Level Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Policies

Explore how paid family and medical leave policies vary across U.S. states, including coverage details and implementation schedules.
JD Supra

DOL Advises that Employers Cannot Require Use of PTO when Employees Are on FMLA Leave and Receiving Paid Statutory Benefits

When employees are on FMLA leave and are receiving compensation through a state or local paid family and medical leave program, employers cannot require employees to use their accrued paid time off ...
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More states requiring employers to offer paid medical leave

Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Most ...

McBride pushes familiar cause in 'flexible' federal family, medical leave

U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware is cosponsoring a bipartisan bill to make federal family leave more flexible for parents.

Employees sick of toxic bosses use sick leave to hunt new jobs, HR isn't impressed

Among employees who have joined this trend is a former kindergarten teacher. Lexi took a medical leave of 12 weeks during a period of severe mental health crisis and enrolled in a 10-week intensive ...
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Mid-Year Paid Family Medical Leave Update

It is that time of year again when about half of the state paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs have announced changes to their contribution rates and benefits. A few programs have also ...