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California Employment Law Update
“Kin Care” Statute Is Inapplicable To Uncapped Sick Leave Policies
By Tony Oncidi
'kin care' 'sick leave'
Employment Law Matters
Inconsistent performance appraisal scores may support FMLA interference claim.
In an unpublished opinion, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an employee’s appraisal score, given during a Reduction in Force (RIF) review, that was significantly lower…
Employer Law Report
Lessons Learned for Performance Appraisals and RIFs from the Sixth Circuit in Cutcher v. Kmart
Even in the face of an undisputed national workforce reduction, in a recent decision (Cutcher v. Kmart), the Sixth Circuit found an issue of disputed fact existed as to whether…
FMLA Insights
Administering FMLA Leave for Pregnancy Issues – Podcast No. 9
By Jeff Nowak
In this edition of our podcast, we discuss how an employer should properly administer FMLA leave when it is needed for pregnancy-related matters or upon the birth of the child.…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
Just How Badly Do You Need to Fire that Employee?
By Aaron Morris
Can you say, "appearance of impropriety"? On a regular basis, I get calls from companies that apparently found it essential to terminate an employee that had just announced she was…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Vacation + Miracle Seeking does not = FMLA Coverage
You gotta love these stories, sometimes. An employee goes back to her home country, the Phillipines with her husband for seven weeks. They visit family, friends. The husband is disabled.…
Employment Law Matters
FMLA’s administrative complexities create challenges for employers
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently re-visited a case on remand from the Third Circuit, and allowed an insurance company employee’s claims of FMLA interference…
Labor Law Prof Blog
FMLA Insights Podcast: When Does Additional Leave Beyond FMLA Need to be Granted?
Jeff Nowak of Franczek Radelet in Chicago has brought to our attention a new post on a recurring FMLA issue. In the January FMLA Insights podcast, one of the most…
Labor Law Prof Blog
FMLA Insight Podcast: Holiday Edition
Jeff Nowak has sent along his firm's December FMLA Insights podcast, which covers issues specific to administering FMLA leave during the holidays. This podcast answers such questions as: · If an…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Quick Hits for a Holiday: Labor Unions, EEOC Agenda, Intermittent FMLA Leave, Overtime
Busy end to the week so here's a quick recap of some of the stories I've been hoping to write further about but have run out of time. There's also…