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TortsProf Blog
Outsourcing Department of Labor Legal Work
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, cleverly titled "1-800-Trial-Bar," described an announcement by Vice President Joe Biden of a government-funded toll-free number for employees to call…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
The DOL’s Lawyer Referral Arrangement with ABA Not Likely to Help Employers or Employees
On the Friday before Thanksgiving, Vice-President Biden announced at a Middle Class Task Force event the creation of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the American Bar…
California Employment Law Update
Asset Purchase Did Not Create Successor Liability Under FMLA
By Tony Oncidi
Sullivan v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 623 F.3d 770 (2010) Christina Sullivan was the manager of a Factory 2-U store before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Dollar Tree later…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Secretary Sues Law Firm for ADA & FMLA Violations
A Detroit law firm requires secretaries to wear heels. Until just a few years ago, they used teacups and saucers for coffee. This is a traditional law firm. One woman…
FMLA Insights
Scared of Liability for FMLA Retaliation? Beware of Bingo Workers!
By Jeff Nowak
Employers increasingly are finding federal courts to be receptive forums for the consideration of an employee’s retaliation claim. In Burlington Northern v. White, for instance, the Supreme Court held that…
Family Law Prof Blog
Gershuny: “The Combined Impact of US Laws on Single Mothers and Their Children”
By Family Law
Pamela Gershuny (Southeast Missouri State University College of Business) has posted "The Combined Impact of US Laws on Single Mothers and Their Children" on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Flaws in…
Employment Law Matters
Employer should allow certification period to expire before taking adverse action based on employee’s failure to provide FMLA medical certification.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an employer must wait until the expiration of the medical certification period in order to deny FMLA leave to an…
FMLA Insights
Complimentary Webinar: Identifying, Managing and Preventing FMLA Abuse
By Jeff Nowak
Join over 500 people who already have signed up for our complimentary FMLA Webinar, which will take place next Wednesday, September 29 from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. CDT. The Webinar will…
FMLA Insights
Failure to Follow Employer’s Leave Procedures Dooms FMLA Claim
By Jeff Nowak
Employers frustrated with their employees' lack of communication during FMLA leave have found a friend in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In what must be described as a solid…
Texas Employment Law Update
Appeals Court Holds Former Employee AND Bankruptcy Trustee Judicially Estopped from Collecting on Undisclosed Claims
The Fifth Circuit issued an important opinion on an issue (i.e., judicial estoppel) that arises frequently when litigating employment disputes. The issue is whether an innocent bankruptcy trustee is judicially…