Posted on April 08, 2019 in Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Are you allowed to take family medical leave?

If you have a sick family member at home, or have an illness of your own, you may be wondering how much time you can take from work. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) answers this question for you.

The FMLA covers many U.S. workers, allowing them to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month timeframe. Although your employer does not have to pay you for the 12 weeks, they do have to keep your job (or a similar job) open for you to return to.

Who the FMLA covers

The FMLA covers most workers, but not all. The law applies to all public employees, such as city, school district or federal government workers. If you work for a private employer, your company must have at least 50 employees working for 20 weeks or more during the year.

In addition, you must have worked for your employer for at least 12 months. You can have a time gap in that 12 months, however, as long as the gap is less than seven years. You also must have worked 1,250 hours over that 12-month timespan.

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 Posted on October 10, 2018 in Wage & Hour Violations

On behalf of Melehy & Associates LLC posted in wage & hour laws on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.

Does your former employer have to pay for unused vacation?

In this blog post, we will examine:

• D.C.’s and Maryland’s requirement that an employer pay for unused vacation or unused paid time off ("PTO") after an employee leaves the company;
• How employers try to avoid paying employees for unused PTO or vacation; and
• What you can do about it.

What the law says

If you are thinking about leaving your place of employment (or have already left), you are probably wondering if you will be paid for your unused PTO or vacation time.

In D.C. and Maryland, the law requires employers to pay for unused PTO or vacation when the employee leaves. Failure to do so can result in enhanced damages.

There is an exception to the law, however. Employers do not have to pay for time off if the employer has a written policy that states that it does not pay for unused leave.

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