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Managing FMLA leave isn’t always as simple as it seems—especially when employees take time off in partial weeks or your business shuts down midweek. In this episode of HR on Mic, Corbin and Barbara break down how to properly account for FMLA time in these tricky scenarios, helping employers stay compliant and avoid common pitfalls.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4, 2025. It covers a range of employee benefits topics that will be of interest to employers, including tax-deductible overtime pay, pre-tax dependent care accounts, and tuition reimbursement. In this episode of Towne Benefits' HR on Mic, Corbin and Barbara provide helpful information about the bill and ways employers might use its provisions in their recruiting and retention efforts. This is Part One of a two-part series.

Company cultures can go bad over time. Today Corbin and Barbara discuss how to recognize a toxic culture and practical steps you can take to turn things around.

ICYMI - If you're responsible for your company's HR or payroll compliance functions, you will find that the IRS has given you a little gift in 2025 by lightening the 1095 reporting load. This episode explains the details of four important 1095 changes that may benefit you.

Happy New Year from Corbin and Barbara of HR on Mic. Time flies, and we are honored to serve as "co-pilots" to the People Managers who take care of our client companies. We thank you for reaching out to us, and we wish you success and happiness in 2025!

For many people managers, FMLA administration is anything but fun. In our latest HR on Mic episode, “Fundamentals of FMLA” Corbin and Barbara provide a wealth of information on things you need to know when you receive an employee’s request for FMLA. Which employees are covered? Can you require medical certification? Can FMLA leave be taken intermittently? Get the answers to these questions and many more in this episode.

Have you ever had an employee ask for some sort of accommodation for a medical or religious reason? “Accommodation” is a word that you may hear from time to time if you’re a people manager, and in this episode of HR on Mic, Corbin and Barbara explore three laws that require employers to make employee accommodations under certain circumstances. 

If an HR on Mic episode on retaliation seems familiar, it's because Barbara and Corbin discussed it before. It’s that important. About 55% of the EEOC actions that employees file against employers include a retaliation component. 

This newest retaliation episode provides more practical prevention guidelines and real-world examples. Whether you’re dealing with FMLA, the ADA, or any one of the many legally protected activities, don’t let retaliation complicate your life.

If you feel like the list of employer reporting requirements continues to grow, you’re not imagining things. Recently, the new kid on the block was the RxDC Report. June 1, 2024 is the deadline for reporting the 2023 RxDC information to CMS. 

What is the RxDC Report? RxDC stands for “prescription data collection.” The goals of the report include identifying the drivers of prescription drug and medical cost increases and providing more transparency to consumers when it comes to those costs. Employers and insurance carriers both have a role in filing the report. 

In this episode of HR on Mic, Corbin and Barbara provide practical information and guidelines to employers about the RxDC Report. 

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees many workers access to unpaid, job-protected parental, family caregiver, personal medical, and military exigency leave. In the recent past, 13 states have enacted mandatory family leave programs, and in another 8 states, voluntary family and medical leave programs are now in effect or soon will be. Like the federal FMLA, these state laws, called Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) laws provide job protection. But as the name implies, unlike the FMLA, the state laws require at least partial pay for the PFML of qualified employees.  

In this episode of HR on Mic, Corbin and Barbara discuss the recent trend of states passing these paid leave laws and how this impacts employers with employees working in different states.