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Connecticut Employment Law Blog August 21, 2011
Quick Hits: Dog Days of Summer Edition with NLRB, OFCCP, EEOC, SEBAC, FMLA
By Daniel Schwartz
The noise in the employment law arena has been loud lately. Kind of like that annoying Gary Glitter song that often gets played at sports games. But the noise is…
FMLA Insights August 9, 2011
Life After Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Is the FMLA the New Breeding Ground for Class Actions?
By Jeff Nowak
For several weeks now, attorneys and legal academics across the country have dissected the U.S. Supreme Court's Wal-Mart v. Dukes (pdf) decision, which shut the door to a 1.5 million class of…
Employment & Labor August 1, 2011
LAW ALERT – Employers Beware: Your FMLA Paperwork May Grant an Employee Protected Leave When They May Not Be Entitled to It
By Beth V. West
Can an employee take FMLA leave for substance abuse? The FMLA regulations clearly state that: “FMLA leave may only be taken for treatment for substance abuse by a health care…
FMLA Insights August 1, 2011
FMLA FAQ: Is a Reinstated Employee Short on “Hours Worked” Eligible for FMLA Leave?
By Jeff Nowak
Q. We terminated an employee who has been reinstated by an arbitrator with full back pay. Now, he has requested FMLA leave. Are we obligated to provide leave even though…
Minnesota Employer July 25, 2011
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Forms
By Michael Miller
The Department of Labor makes available a number of standardized forms to help employers administer FMLA leave. Here are links to those forms: FMLA Posters FMLA Poster (In English) FMLA…
FMLA Insights July 25, 2011
Parental Bereavement Act Would Amend FMLA to Provide Leave Upon Death of a Child
By Jeff Nowak
Earlier this month, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Parental Bereavement Act (S. 1358), which would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide job-protected leave due to the death of an employee's son or…
FMLA Insights July 22, 2011
Will Employers Soon Use GPS to Catch FMLA Abuse?
By Jeff Nowak
Earlier this week, the folks at the Texas Employment Law Update highlighted a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in which the high court will consider whether law enforcement's placement of…
The Faculty Lounge July 21, 2011
Parental Leave?
This past February, Keith Hirokawa at Albany organized the excellent 2011 Northeast Regional Scholarship and Teaching Development Workshop. After dinner on the first night, there was a discussion/panel entitled "Women…
California Employment Law Update July 19, 2011
July 2011 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly posted July 2011 California Employment Law Notes -- a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog July 19, 2011
Quick Hits: HR & Social Media Podcast, Class Actions, GPS & FMLA, Shadow Cities
By Daniel Schwartz
The Dog Days of Summer are officially here. Which means slow news items in the employment law area. Oh sure, there's the labor unions rewriting their bylaws to get the…