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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Employment Law Worldview
A Casual Conversation is Insufficient Notice Under the FMLA
Although covered employers are required to provide leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for eligible employees, employees must provide notice of such leave. It is clear that an…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Intermittent Leave for Foster Care & Adoption? Only If Employer Approves
I've said it before many times: One reason employment law is so interesting is that just when you think you've figured things out, you can rediscover little quirks in the law that…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Who Cares? A Daughter Who Goes to Vegas with Her Terminally Ill Mom Cares
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, usually, but not in this case. What happened in Vegas was scrutinized because the plaintiff claimed that her absences for her trip there…
FMLA Insights
Employer Burned for Failing to Return Employee to Equivalent Position After FMLA Ended
By Jeff Nowak
The Family and Medical Leave Act and its regulations tell us that an employer must return an employee to the same or an equivalent position upon return from FMLA leave. Not surprisingly,…
Employment Law Worldview
Mistaken Allowance of FMLA
In order to qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), an employee must meet certain eligibility requirements (e.g., work for the employer for the last twelve…
FMLA Insights
Failing to Follow Call-in Procedures Dooms Employee’s FMLA Claim
By Jeff Nowak
Later this week, I am conducting FMLA training for management employees at one of our clients. The training will focus on how the employer can utilize its own current personnel…
HR Defense
Miscalculating Eligibility for FMLA Leave Can Be A Costly Mistake
By Akerman Law
Telling employees that they're eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act when they're not can be a costly mistake for an employer. That's the message behind a…
FMLA Insights
When Has an Employee Provided Sufficient Notice of the Need for FMLA Leave?
By Jeff Nowak
Often enough, HR professionals tell me that they have a difficult time recognizing when an employee has provided adequate notice of the need for leave under the Family and Medical Leave…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Employee Abuse of FMLA Leave – What Really Matters?
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
When an employee takes FMLA leave there is usually nothing to write home about. The employee requests leave properly, provides the required medical certification in a timely fashion, and returns…
FMLA Insights
FMLA FAQ: Is an Employer Liable for Overtime Pay for an FMLA Violation?
By Jeff Nowak
Q: Is an Employer Liable for Overtime Pay and similar damages for an FMLA Violation? A: The FMLA provides for a broad range of damages in the event an employer is liable…