Never assume that employees won't return from FMLA leave

Sometimes, when an employee departs for FMLA leave, you’re almost positive that he or she is incapable of returning to work before the allotted 12 weeks expire. You might as well start processing her termination papers a few days early, right? Not so fast, one court says. If you jump the gun and pre-process the termination—even one day before the FMLA leave ends—you may be triggering liability …  Read more at Mindy Chapman's Case in Point blog, or you can sign up to receive her Case in Point e-letter every other Thursday.