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President Biden, who on Thursday spoke on the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, said more than half the women in his administration are women, video shows. Once again, the president got his words mixed up, this time as he spoke about the evolution of the FMLA and his accomplishments when it comes to helping low-income families with working moms. "More than half the women of my cabinet, more than half the people of my cabinet, more than half the women in my administration are women," Biden said.

Full title: Mom forced to pay former employer thousands after switching jobs during maternity leave: 'I wasn’t prepared for it' Emily Manley knew exactly what to expect when she was expecting: additional expenses for baby food, clothes, formula, doctor’s appointments and medicine. But the one cost the new mom wasn’t anticipating was footing a hefty bill from her previous employer. “It was kind of a shock. I wasn’t prepared for it. I wasn’t ready for it, but I knew it was a possibility,” Manley told ABC13. The company Manley previously worked for didn’t offer paid maternity leave. But, under the...

And the truth is, American women have never had a better president. Shall I count the ways, starting with the Family Medical and Leave Act? He let us keep our reproductive rights. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, anyone?

A recent Michigan Public Radio story promoted a poll's finding that found 86 percent of Michigan voters support the concept of employees getting paid time off for illness or to provide care to a family member. The poll was done by Denno Research. The story pointed out that Democratic state lawmakers had introduced House Bill 4167 and Senate Bill 101, both of which would require employers to give paid sick leave to their employees. The paid leave would be between 40 to 72 hours annually, depending on the size of the business. But an advocate for small business owners and...

The story is almost old hat these days. Despite constant warnings to be careful what you post on Facebook, a disgruntled employee who is irritated at a boss, a customer or a co-worker, takes to the social networking site to vent some spleen — and ends up getting disciplined or even fired. It’s a fate that has befallen a North Carolina waitress at a pizza restaurant, a Philadelphia Eagles stadium worker and a group of airline workers in recent months. But what if it’s the boss who decides to use Facebook to complain about an employee?

OH YEAH -- CHANGE IS COMING! The election of Barack Obama has some employers quaking in their boots. Look into the crystal ball and prepare for dramatic changes in employment law and labor activity from unions to sick leave to ergonomics. Employers can expect to see more new workplace regulations than at any time in the last two decades. The Democrats are teeing up several bills and some issues demand attention immediately. Unions -- One issue looms far above all the others for Alabama Employers -- the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Obama supports the Employee Free Choice Act. This...

Federal legislation to provide paid family leave was introduced in Washington this week. The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 would provide workers with 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child or sick family member; to recover from an illness; or to deal with circumstances involving armed services deployment.

Looking for information or feedback re FMLA. By law, Texas is a "right to work" state. Until the FMLA is invoked, then it is next to impossible to fire someone for non-performance, insubordination, etc. I have a female employee who has, IMHO, abused the FMLA, her co-workers, managers, etc. And Human Resources will NOT allow her termination out of fear of a FMLA related lawsuit. Would appreciate any related experiences that will help me resolve the situation. Merry Christmas to all FREEPERS!

STUART — About a month after an emergency room visit found Nina Kennedy had Stage 4 colon and liver cancer, her supervisors from Hilton Grand Vacations called her with more bad news. "They told her she was fired," West Palm Beach attorney Charles Thomas said Thursday. Kennedy had been the manager of the Plantation Beach Club on Hutchinson Island for 2 1/2 years when she was terminated in December after working 13 years with the company. Regional directors told her she had been fired because she violated company policy, she said. But in a lawsuit filed in Martin Circuit Court...