FMLA - educational assistance
HRLASS
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We are currently reviewing and updating all our policies. In the process, a provision in our FMLA and Educational Assistance policies has attracted attention. It reads:
"If an employee is on leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a health care provider must release the employee to attend school. If a class is dropped while an employee is on FMLA, the employee assumes all personal financial responsibility and is obligated to repay the institution."
I can't find anything in the FMLA or on the IRS website under Employer-Provided Educational Assistance that says this is a legal requirement of the IRS program. We don't know who originally wrote this into our policies and are trying to determine if it is a legal requirement or if we can address it as a pure policy issue.
Your responses are appreciated. Have you ever had this challenged?
"If an employee is on leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a health care provider must release the employee to attend school. If a class is dropped while an employee is on FMLA, the employee assumes all personal financial responsibility and is obligated to repay the institution."
I can't find anything in the FMLA or on the IRS website under Employer-Provided Educational Assistance that says this is a legal requirement of the IRS program. We don't know who originally wrote this into our policies and are trying to determine if it is a legal requirement or if we can address it as a pure policy issue.
Your responses are appreciated. Have you ever had this challenged?
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Good luck.