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Intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act is when an employee takes frequent short absences for his/her serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member. This arrangement can cause logistical concerns for employers, especially when attempting to maintain productivity. We will cover some of the key issues when dealing with intermittent absences, including how to proceed when there are concerns about possible abuse of FMLA leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides twelve weeks of unpaid leave for eligible employees. This leave can be taken in long blocks of time or shorter absences, sometimes even just part of a workday. These shorter absences, when taken for an FMLA-qualifying reason, are protected by FMLA as intermittent leave. Intermittent leave can pose several logistical problems for employers, especially concerning productivity and consistency.
However, FMLA provides numerous options for employers to manage intermittent leave. This webinar will cover those options and will help companies determine whether they are applying for FMLA intermittent leave properly. It will also highlight various tools available to combat potential abuse of intermittent leave.
Rebecca Jacobs is a Training Consultant and Employment Law Attorney with Rebecca Jacobs LLC. Collaborating with her clients, Rebecca develops and presents customized employee training on topics such as harassment prevention, bystander intervention, and discrimination avoidance. She also trains managers on numerous matters, including family and medical leave and disability accommodation requests.
Since 2006, she has been an adjunct lecturer for the Department of Management and Human Resources at the Ohio State University's Max M. Fisher College of Business. She teaches the "Contemporary Employment Practices and the Law" class and has recently expanded her teaching to include “Contemporary Employment Practices and the Law II.”
She has been an employment law attorney for over 20 years and tried several cases in federal and state courts, including oral argument before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has counseled clients on numerous employment law matters and has prepared employee policies and handbooks. In January 2019, Columbus CEO magazine quoted her in “Employment Law: Making it Official with Love Contracts”. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is admitted to practice law in Ohio and licensed (inactive) in California.
