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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
When FMLA Leave Expires, Court Allows Employer to Fill Position
Suppose an employee takes maternity leave from a position. Due to health complications, that leave is extended multiple times (past the 12 or 16 weeks required under FMLA or CT…
Labor Law Prof Blog
No Revised FMLA Regulations Anytime Soon
CCH Labor and Employment Law is reporting:The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) regulatory agenda for 2007included plans to review the FMLA regulations in light of the U.S.Supreme Court's 2002 decision…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Edwards Announces Proposal To Expand Paid Family Leave
Via the Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report:Presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) on Tuesday at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., announced a proposal to expand…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Federal Court Finds That Employee’s Bizarre Behavior Could Constitute Constructive Notice Of The Employee’s Need For FMLA Leave.
In Stevenson v. Hyre Electric Co., the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed an order granting summary judgment in favor of the employer on a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Four for….The Basics of the NLRA, FCRA, FMLA and CTFMLA, and Wage & Hour Laws
Many times, clients and acquaintances call looking for the "basics" of various materials. Although I'm happy to oblige, some of the "basics" materials are already out there on the Internet. In…
Adjunct Profs Blog
Where Employee FMLA Certification Is Incomplete Employer Has Duty To Give Employee Opportunity To Cure Deficiency
The FMLA permitts employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a serious health condition. The employer is permitted to request documentation from an employee who requests…
Labor Law Prof Blog
10th Cir: Granting FMLA Leave Does Not Establish “Regarded As” ADA Claim
CCH Workweek provides the following summary of the recent 10th Circuit case of Berry v T-Mobile USA, Inc, No. 05-1533 (10thCir. June 27, 2007):T-Mobile USA, Inc's approval of FMLA leave…
Labor Law Prof Blog
4th Circuit: No FMLA Waivers
Thanks to Paul Mollica at Daily Developments in EEO Law for brining to my attention this important Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case from the Fourth Circuit. In Taylor…
California Employment Law Update
Employer Improperly Failed To Give Employee Notice Of His Right To Take Medical Leave
By Tony Oncidi
Faust v. California Portland Cement Co., 150 Cal. App. 4th 864 (2007) After Michael Faust notified his plant manager that various unnamed employees had engaged in internal theft and misconduct,…
Lancaster Law Blog
FMLA, ADA, COBRA, OSHA . . . is your workforce covered?
Who's an Employer? In the past week, I've had occasion to talk to several HR professionals about how the number of employees can define whether various employment laws apply, and…