Handling employees' FMLA requests is complicated, but finding solid guidance -- quickly -- doesn't have to be.

In this easy-to-read resource, federal leave expert Barbara Haga provides straightforward explanations of FMLA regulations and how to apply them to your employees' situations.

Incorporating the updated definition of "spouse" and differences in health care provider for Title I and Title II, more than 280 Q&As spell out:

• What constitutes a serious health condition under FMLA
• How to compute FMLA leave for service members and their caregivers
• When advanced sick leave for new parents can be substituted for FMLA LWOP
• When it's OK to contact the employee's health care provider
• Which paid leave can be substituted for FMLA leave without pay
• How to address suspected leave abuse

Includes a memo to accompany WH-380 forms to doctors and a chart illustrating differences in how family members are defined in FMLA, sick leave and leave transfer regulations.