Enforcing absenteeism rules was the item most frequently cited as causing serious problems. Big firms suffer most. Larger employers are bearing the brunt of the compliance burden. Asked about 20 areas of family leave compliance that could be seen as causing problems, organizations with more than 250 employees reported more serious problems than smaller employers in every single area. Other serious problems.
Short leaves cause grief.
Leaves of two days or less were considered a serious problem by 13 percent of respondents, as compared with only six percent experiencing serious problems with leaves of over a week. Maternity leaves and leaves for child care were least likely to be causing serious problems. Only a small number of employees seem to be behind the problems employers are experiencing. About seven out of every 100 employees actually took FMLA leave during 1995. Among employers of more than 250 people, only five percent of the workforce actually used FMLA leave last year.