In this Episode, Sara Hudson, of the Houston, Texas, metro area, is a benefits manager for a large organization that specializes in HR outsourcing services. She's been working with the same company for 15 years, with the past 11 of those working from a home office. She's also a mother to two young children, who have been attending a daycare that remained open throughout the pandemic, so her workday has not changed very much in the past year. In this episode, Sara talks about issues relating to human resources, such as when someone takes a leave of absence (LOA) or utilizes the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She shares that employees are generally inclined to take less sick time when they can work from the comforts of home when they can continue to do their job but working with a cough or a headache when going into the office wouldn't be an option. Sara works with the internal HR side of her company which generally isn't able to do intermittent FMLA, but they and other companies have some flexibility when working through more difficult cases, such as when parents have a parental leave with a baby in a NICU. Sara said that when it comes to flexibility, such as with a work schedule question, it's often just a matter of speaking with a manager or HR department and asking what options are available or a possibility for the future. 

You can find Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-hudson-texas/

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