Companies getting adept at identifying FMLA fraud

Attorney Kristina Vaquera said employees will often reveal a co-worker's FMLA fraud.

By Ben Werner
Correspondent

Facebook friends running afoul of rules governing federally protected leave can be a human resources executive's best ally when investigating fraud.

Increasingly, companies are becoming adept at using social media to help document instances when employees abuse the protections mandated by the Family and Medical Leave Act, commonly known as FMLA, said Kristina Vaquera, a Norfolk-based employment attorney with the Jackson Lewis firm.

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