Ohio Employer's Law Blog | Daily Update | BREAKING: FMLA compliance is not as easy as the DOL says [poll results]

In celebration of the FMLA’s 20th anniversary, the Department of Labor released the results of a survey of employers on their experiences managing the statute. According to the DOL, “employers generally find it easy to comply with the law, and … the vast majority of employers, 91 percent, report that complying with the FMLA has either no noticeable effect or a positive effect on business operations….”

That conclusion sounded so out of touch with reality that I decided to run my own (not so scientific) poll. I asked one simple question:

How difficult has it been for your company to comply with the FMLA?

200 responded (thanks to Jeff Nowak, the Evil HR Lady, and Robin Shea for the link-love). The results are not pretty for the DOL’s credibility. Not so surprisingly, my poll reached the exact opposite conclusion………..either the DOL found the only sample of employers in the country who have no issues managing FMLA compliance, or the DOL put so much spin on its survey results that its conclusions are not credible. Do I need to tell you that I think it’s the latter?...To Read More…..