BUS DRIVERS NEEDING LEAVE? NEW DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT IMPACTING THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), enacted 8 years ago, enables eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave for qualifying conditions without the risk of losing their position. The paper looks at the impact of the law on the transit industry that has a large percentage of its employees working in operator and service capacities to the public, which makes the industry less able to absorb employee vacancies than are companies predominantly serving the private community. The paper addresses possible solutions for the problems cause by employee leave, and it also provides a refresher overview on the basics of FMLA leave and the importance of diligence in making FMLA determinations. Additionally, employers are updated on noteworthy facts and recent court decisions that employers must know to remain compliant with FMLA mandates.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Clayton, R L
  • Johnson, B B
  • Woodward, M B
  • Sylvain, T
• Conference:
  • Bus and Paratransit Conference Proceedings
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 2002-5-5 to 2002-5-9
• Publication Date: 2002-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Compliance; Employee benefits; Employment; Laws and legislation; Public service; Public transit
• Identifier Terms: Family and Medical Leave Act
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00928113
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594074
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2002 12:00AM