Our CEO is requiring we submit all FMLA applications to him before submitting to our leave administrator. Is this legal?

Our CEO is requiring we submit all FMLA applications to him before submitting to our leave administrator. Is this legal?Ann Kiernan2021-06-11T19:41:45+00:00

Ann Kiernan replies:

As long as the CEO is not retaliating against employees who take FMLA or interfering with their rights, this appears to be legal. It does sound like a big fat waste of the CEO’s time, however.

Posted 03-14-2018

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