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Understanding the ADA
Laws do not exist in a vacuum (FHA v ADA, FMLA v ADA)
One of the things that's easy to do is forget that laws do not exist in a vacuum. On the employment side, you see this all the time. For example,…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
U.S. Department Of Labor Issues New Retaliation Fact Sheets
The U.S. Department of Labor provides general information and compliance guidance regarding numerous wage, hour, employment, and labor laws via “fact sheets” which are available to employees, employers, and the…
Employer Law Report
District Court Ruling Encourages Employers to Evaluate Relationships
The recent Utah district court decision in Kuhn v. Comfort Hospice Care, LLC highlights the importance of evaluating relationships with professional employer organizations ("PEO's"), as these relationships may cause an…
The Faculty Lounge
Thoughts on Coleman and the 14th Amendment’s Enforcement Power
Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals, argued earlier this week at the USSC, poses a narrow but interesting question about the scope of Congress's power to abrogate state sovereign immunity…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Argument Today: Coleman v. Md. Ct. of Appeals
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals. This is an FMLA case with a very interesting federal courts dimension, namely, the question…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Tomorrow’s Argument in Coleman v. Maryland Ct. of Appeals
Although this Supreme Court term has fewer employment and labor cases or at least fewer foundation-shaking employment and labor cases than the last few terms, that does not mean that…
FMLA Insights
The Best of FMLA from 2011 and What’s In Store for Employers in 2012
By Jeff Nowak
First, a heartfelt THANK YOU for following our FMLA Insights blog in 2011. In 2011, our most popular blog entries involved two general topics: 1) employers' best practices for FMLA…
FMLA Insights
The DOL’s FMLA Forms Expired on December 31, 2011. Should Employers Still Use Them?
By Jeff Nowak
In a flurry of activity at the end of 2011, several employers contacted me to determine whether the DOL notice and certification forms still were valid, even though they contain…
Employment Law Matters
Invalid FMLA certification can form the basis of employment termination.
In order to support a valid claim of retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee must demonstrate that the reason given for an adverse employment action…
Minnesota Employer
Interference Claims Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, or denying an employee's exercise of, or attempted exercise of, any right contained in the FMLA. 29 U.S.C.…