HR employee benefits under FMLA: Evaluate two articles
Employee Benefits (Retirement, Health, Family Medical Leave
Act)
Read Norman Tolle’s article, “Employer did not
interfere with employee’s FMLA leave when it had ‘honest suspicion’ that she
was not using leave for its ‘intended purpose’.” Also read, “Noble
headache,” by Diane Cadrain from HR Magazine, July 2008.
Please integrate background readings and library research
into your analysis of this situation in responding to the questions below:
For your case assignment, answer the following:
1) What is the FMLA law? What are the amendments to the FMLA
to date?
2) What does the FMLA allow of employers? What does it
require of employees? What is the root of the problem in this Raybestos
Products case, which resulted in this employee fraudulently using FMLA?
3) How could employers better protect themselves from
fraudulent use of FMLA without negatively affecting the employees who truly
need it?
4) What challenges are there for private-sector
organizations in managing employee benefits in light of the many laws that
relate to employee benefits? What are some laws/policies that might overlap or
conflict with the FMLA? Please provide a specific discussion.
