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Simplified Family Medical Leave Act administration

July 2010

Tracking FMLA, especially intermittent cases, can be a major burden for most employers. Plus, these absences can have a negative effect on productivity, morale and employee scheduling. What's more, FMLA laws and regulations change frequently, making it difficult to stay up-to-date with new requirements. 

HealthPartners can manage the leave to ensure that you comply with the law, which currently provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period. We will evaluate requests and track time off while tracking short-term disability and workers’ compensation absences.

Why outsourcing FMLA Administration makes sense:

• Comprehensive tracking can lead to fewer employee absences
• Incorporates employer policies into FMLA administration
• Central collection and evaluation of information regarding the employee’s eligibility for FMLA results in consistency of decisions
• Comprehensive reporting captures types and duration of leaves across all employees as well as specific reporting by employee
• Alleviates privacy concerns as the employer will not have access to employee personal health information
• Effective compliance with the law and with new regulations
• Data comparison with other similar organizations (benchmarking)

Learn more about HealthPartners FMLA administration.