Family Medical Leave Act - FMLA Assessments
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has provided new challenges for human resource administrators when determining the ability of an employee to return to the workplace in their current or a different position. To maintain workplace productivity, a supervisor's needs may require assessments of employees taking family medical leave. By ordering appropriate medical assessments, management can confirm that a leave meets proper medical criteria on an evidence-basis, as well as determine appropriate length of leave and consider alternative return-to-work options.