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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Extends Family Member Relationships Covered By Family and Medical Leave Act
Check out this post from our sister blog on an important employment decision: Sixth Circuit Extends Family Member Relationships Covered By Family and Medical Leave Act (US) | Employment Law…
Employment Law Worldview
Sixth Circuit Extends Family Member Relationships Covered By Family and Medical Leave Act (US)
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides job-protected, unpaid time off to certain U.S. employees for pregnancy, childbirth or adoption or during periods of personal or family illness. One…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
6th Circuit teaches employers an important FMLA lesson on caregiving and in loco parentis
Imagine being told by your employer that you have to choose between your terminally ill sister and you job. That's what happened to Celestia Chapman, a finance manager at Midwestern…
FMLA Insights
No Sibling Rivalry Here: Court Green Lights Potential FMLA Leave for Siblings
By Jeff Nowak
Let me share a story about Celestia, who requested a few weeks of FMLA leave to care for her sister who was dying from cancer. Celestia was a finance manager…
FMLA Insights
Join Me for a Four-Day FMLA & ADA Master Class!
By Jeff Nowak
Imagine spending four consecutive days deepening your knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and gaining practical insight to manage employee absences and…
FMLA Insights
Is the Department of Labor Turning FMLA Investigations into FLSA Investigations?
By Jeff Nowak
Every once in awhile, the U.S. Department of Labor rattles its saber, warning employers that it's readying itself for aggressive enforcement investigations reviewing alleged FMLA violations. For instance, two years…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Weighs in on FMLA Use for Clinical Trials
Quick Hits The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division clarified that participation in a clinical trial can qualify as “treatment” under the FMLA if it involves an employee’s own serious health…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
DOL confirms the obvious — the FMLA covers time off spent in clinical trials
Can employees use FMLA leave to participate in clinical trials for their serious health conditions? Of course, they can—how is this even a question? In a recent opinion letter, the…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
9th Circuit Rules Employers May Contest FMLA Certification Without Seeking Additional Medical Opinions
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently joined four other circuit courts of appeals in ruling that an employer need not seek second or third medical opinions…
FMLA Insights
Join Me for a Free Webinar: Remote Control? Managing Remote Work Requests in a Changed Workforce
By Jeff Nowak
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge. This year, due to overwhelming demand, we're covering remote work as an ADA accommodation.…