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Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Employers Should Be Prepared for Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program
By Melisa Panagakos, Ryan P. Lessmann, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Starting January 1, 2023, Colorado employers must comply with Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Act, which requires nearly all employers and all employees to contribute to the state’s…
FMLA Insights
As the FMLA Turns 30, Join Me for a Three-Day Party to Celebrate: An FMLA Master Class (2023 edition)
By Jeff Nowak
This February, the Family and Medical Leave Act turns 30, and I am throwing a THREE-day party to celebrate! A party where you and I spend NINE hours together over…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Bank properly terminates misbehaving employee despite FMLA leave, 6th Circuit holds
In 2017, a series of personal adversities, including probation for an incident with a gun and an ex-girlfriend, cocaine use, and a DUI arrest, ultimately culminated in a stroke for…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Do You Know What Your FMLA Rights Are?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) "entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with…
FMLA Insights
Need a Few Hacks and Cheat Codes to Survive the FMLA and ADA? Click Here
By Jeff Nowak
One of the best parts of my job is the chance to talk shop with other employment attorneys who, like me, work in the trenches with employers to help them…
FMLA Insights
Free Webinar! Employee Fitness for Duty Exams: Navigating the FMLA and ADA Traps to Keep Employers Compliant
By Jeff Nowak
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge! When: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time) Online registration: Click here…
FMLA Insights
Save the Dates for my Annual FMLA Webinar and Three-Day FMLA Master Class!
By Jeff Nowak
This ain't no trick, FMLA friends! Save the date for not just one, but two FMLA events on the horizon. My Annual FMLA webinar will be held Wednesday, December 14…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
“Pretextual investigation” dooms employer’s defense to ex-employee’s retaliation claim
An employee, Joseph Canada, uses his cell phone to solicit sex from prostitutes during work hours. His employer, Samuel Grossi & Sons, discovers the text messages and terminates the employee…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Employee’s Claim That Social Media App Messages Provided Sufficient Notice of a Medical Absence
By By Maria Greco Danaher, Bethany S. Wagner
On August 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in Roberts v. Gestamp West Virginia, LLC, that an employer’s “usual and customary” notice procedures relating…
Employment Law Lookout
How A Facebook Messenger Chat Can Become a “Usual and Customary” FMLA Notice Procedure For a Company
By Saman Haque and Ellen E. McLaughlin Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling, Roberts v. Gestamp (Decided August 15, 2022), the Fourth Circuit reversed, in part, the lower court’s decision…