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My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of Leave

My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of Leaveby: HR GuyPublished on: 08/21/2025

How would you respond in this HR scenario? Your employee declares they're taking 8 weeks of leave for family reasons. Are you required to allow it? If not required, do you want to? If you don't want to allow it, how do you respond?

My Employee Just... Declared They're Taking 8 Weeks of Leave

What to Do When an Employee Requests Maternity/Paternity Leave

What to Do When an Employee Requests Maternity/Paternity Leaveby: The HR TeamPublished on: 10/15/2024

FMLA covers family leave, but the law is confusing... and it doesn't apply to everyone. Here's what you need to know.

What to Do When an Employee Requests Maternity/Paternity Leave

Major Expansion Proposed to FMLA

Major Expansion Proposed to FMLAby: HR GuyPublished on: 02/08/2023

California made some big changes to their version of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Congress has proposed a few nation-wide changes that could have a HUGE impact on businesses with as few as 1 employee...

Major Expansion Proposed to FMLA

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