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Family and Medical Leave Act and Core HR Functions

Preparation

In this assignment, you consider the impact of relevant elements of  the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on teamwork and your choice of  one other core function of a human resources department. In preparation  for the assignment, you must choose from the following HR functions:

• Hiring—employment and recruitment activities.
• Retention—employee relations activities.
• Compensation—compensation and benefits activities.
• Training—employee training and development activities.

Use the Capella University Library and professional or academic  resources on the Internet to research the effect of FMLA on both  teamwork and your chosen function.

Deliverable

Note: Be sure to read the preparation section of this assignment.

Part 1: Analyze how FMLA has affected both teamwork and one of the following  core functions of a human resources department. Your analysis should  include both positive and negative consequences of the act.

• Hiring.
• Retention.
• Compensation.
• Training.

Part 2: Complete the following:

1. Discuss two strategies that human resource managers have employed  to successfully mitigate the negative effects of the act on teamwork.
2. Explain how these strategies have effected employee satisfaction.