“People tell you ‘life is short!’ No, it’s not. Life is long, especially if you make the wrong decisions.” – Chris Rock. There’s no way of knowing for sure if Mr. Rock was talking about FMLA administration when he made this remark in 1996, but the fact his special was called, “Bring the Pain,” has… Continue reading Choosing the Right FMLA Administration Partner
Contrary to popular belief, FMLA doesn’t actually stand for “Frequently Managing Laborious Absences.” That said, HR and People Ops leaders know all too well how tedious it is to facilitate and track all the aspects of the Family and Medical Leave Act. With rules and regulations aplenty, FMLA management is a recurring part of the… Continue reading Why You Should Be Outsourcing FMLA Administration
Some days the temptation to just drag that FMLA tracking spreadsheet of yours right into the trash bin and delete it from your life forever is overwhelming. While there are a zillion compliance reasons why we implore you not to do that, we also understand how maddeningly frustrating spreadsheets can be to manage FMLA leave. … Continue reading HR Best Practices: How to Ditch the FMLA Tracking Spreadsheet
Legend has it that if you say, “I have to track FMLA using a spreadsheet,” three times in a mirror your CEO’s burner account gets revealed showing they’ve been secretly campaigning to convince people candy corn is a viable candy option. Both spreadsheet tracking and candy corn backing are nightmare scenarios that no one in… Continue reading 5 Compliance Risks of Your FMLA Tracking Spreadsheet
