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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit: Shift Reassignments are not Required as an Accommodation
An issue that has percolated for many years is whether an employer must offer a transfer to an open position as an accommodation to a person with a disability. Adrianna…
SC Employers’ Blog
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other Laws
An overview of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and how it intersects with the Americans with Disabilities Act, South Carolina’s Pregnancy Accommodations and Lactation Support Acts, and the Family Medical…
SC Employers’ Blog
HSB Webinar Announcement: Employer Considerations When Handling FMLA Leave and ADA Accommodation Requests
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team. On March 23, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson, discussed the Family Medical Leave Act…
Labor & Employment Insights
DOL Guidance Provides “FAB”ulous Insight as to How the Agency Will Apply the Protections under the FLSA and FMLA to Remote Workers
By Whitney J. Jackson, Anne R. Yuengert
The United States Department of Labor recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB), which provides guidance to agency officials on a number of telework issues. The FAB addresses (1)…
SC Employers’ Blog
DOL Issues Important Opinion Letter on FMLA
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a public opinion letter on February 9, 2023, in response to an employer’s inquiry about an employee’s inability to work more than an eight-hour…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA Eligibility for Remote and Teleworking Employees
Employers take note. The US DOL has issued guidance to internal staff (2023-1.pdf) addressing FMLA eligibility when employees telework or work away from an employer’s facility. Under the FMLA, employees…
Employment Law Lookout
In Sickness And In Health: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Evidentiary Standard Required To Discipline Employees For Abusing FMLA Leave
By Alex J. Reganata and Daniel B. Klein Seyfarth synopsis: Husband and Wife worked for the same employer, and both took FMLA leave for periodic flare-ups of their respective serious…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Department of Labor Issues Guidance on the FLSA and FMLA for Remote Workers
By Ryan M. Bates, Elizabeth England
On February 9, 2023, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued a Field Assistance Bulletin concerning the application of certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
Ogletree Deakins Podcasts
In The Breakroom With Bill, Episode 7: Intermittent FMLA Leave in Perpetuity? Latest DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Accommodations (Podcast)
By By: William E. Grob, Christopher M. Cascino
In this podcast, host Bill Grob is joined by Chris Cascino to discuss the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new opinion letter on how the Family and Medical Leave Act…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
DOL Issues Guidance on Handling Telework under FLSA, FMLA
By Jenifer M. Bologna, Justin R. Barnes, Jeffrey W. Brecher
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to employees who telework…