New leave year renews employers' right to FMLA certification.(Family and Medical Leave Act)(Brief Article)

From: HRMagazine | Date: December 1, 2005 | Copyright information

An employer may insist on new medical certification, not just recertification, for an employee's first Family and Medical Leave Act absence in a new leave year, the U.S. Department of Labor con...

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