Keeping up with the continually-evolving statutory and regulatory environment of the federal Family Medical Leave Act and similar state laws can be daunting for any employer. And it may be even more difficult for small businesses, who have less HR personnel to juggle responsibilities.
To make it easier for small businesses to focus on core operations, MetLife has developed FMLAssistSM.
Available to employers with 50 to 999 employees with underlying long-term disability insurance coverage through MetLife, the program provides them the opportunity to help reduce the compliance burden and regulatory risks associated with FML decision-making.
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Improperly denying an employee's valid FML request or mistakenly approving a request which doesn't qualify for FML leave may have financial consequences for employers. FMLAssistSM offers small businesses the option of referring FML requests to MetLife at their sole discretion. The program cost to employers is based on the number of FML decision requests they decide to refer to MetLife.
With FMLAssistSM, "the employer retains complete control of its FML process, with the flexibility to elect to submit all, some or none of their employees' FML requests to MetLife," says Paul Taylor, vice president, disability product management for MetLife. "Since the employer only pays for the cases it refers to MetLife for decision, this is a unique way to help to control program expenses."
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