Purchase Solution

Family and Medical Leave Act in an industrial workplace

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I'm having trouble with these end of the chapter questions for studying. Please use complete sentences and your own words. Please cite any references. 5 sentence minimum for each question related to industrial workplaces. Please keep your opinion out of the responses (only focus on the law).

1. What employers are and are not covered by the FMLA, e.g., what employees are exempt from coverage, how does FMLA relate to a manager's duties, e.g., scheduling?
2. Why would an employer want the employee to double dip, e.g., use FMLA concurrently with vacation or sick leave?

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

Family and medical leave acts in an industrial workplace is provided.

Solution Preview

Any private sector companies that do not have 50 employees working each day for at least 20 calendar weeks of the current or proceeding year are not covered by they FMLA. Any employees that do not work for a covered employer, have not worked at least 12 months (doesn't have to be consecutive), and have not worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to FMLA, are ineligible or exempt from coverage (United States Department of Labor, n.d.).

All managers must keep track of payroll, basis of pay, compensation, daily and weekly hours worked per pay ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Motivation

This tests some key elements of major motivation theories.

Situational Leadership

This quiz will help you better understand Situational Leadership and its theories.

Business Ethics Awareness Strategy

This quiz is designed to assess your current ability for determining the characteristics of ethical behavior. It is essential that leaders, managers, and employees are able to distinguish between positive and negative ethical behavior. The quicker you assess a person's ethical tendency, the awareness empowers you to develop a strategy on how to interact with them.

Production and cost theory

Understanding production and cost phenomena will permit firms to make wise decisions concerning output volume.

Paradigms and Frameworks of Management Research

This quiz evaluates your understanding of the paradigm-based and epistimological frameworks of research. It is intended for advanced students.