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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Seventh Circuit Decision Reminds Employers Not to Discourage FMLA Leave
Picture this: A long-time employee with serious health conditions regularly uses Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave each year. In some years, the employee uses only 10 hours of leave…
Employment Law Worldview
Seventh Circuit Reminds Employers Words and Actions Both Count in FMLA Cases (US)
Most employers know that under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees who have worked at least one year (and at least 1,250 hours in that year) have the…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Mere "discouragement" is enough to state an FMLA interference claim, federal appeals court holds
"You've taken serious amounts of FMLA … don't take any more FMLA. If you do so, you will be disciplined." That's what Salvatore Ziccarelli, a corrections officer with the Cook…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
When Employees Request Leave For Mental Health Conditions
HR Pros can breathe a sigh of relief. The United States Department of Labor (DOL) dropped some new mental health resources for employers grappling with providing leave as a reasonable…
FMLA Insights
A Key to FMLA Success: Supporting our Employees as Mental Health Issues Arise
By Jeff Nowak
The client calls are a regular part of my everyday, increasingly so during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress. Anxiety. Depression. The causes are as numerous as the stars in the sky.…
Labor and Employment Law Insights
Employer Compliance Guidance: Remote Worker Eligibility for FMLA Benefits
By Barbara Grandjean, Former Attorney Tracey O'Brien
Not surprisingly, simple solutions to complex issues are often elusive. Yet on rare occasions, the solution is in plain sight. Doubtful? For employers struggling with the issue of a remote…
Labor & Employment Report
Employers May Use a Private Investigator to Validate an Employee’s Use of FMLA Leave
By Fiona W. Ong
While there are plenty of employees who legitimately need and appropriately use Family and Medical Leave Act leave, there are some bad apples out there who abuse FMLA leave, typically…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Court: Employee’s Self-Serving Testimony and Discovery Responses Did Not Satisfy Burden of Proof on Summary Judgment
In Buckmaster v. The National Railroad Passenger Corp. d/b/a Amtrak, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland addressed whether an employee had offered any evidence of discrimination or…
FMLA Insights
What Can Baseball Teach Us about the FMLA?
By Jeff Nowak
[caption id="attachment_5544" align="alignright" width="350"] Luke and White Sox closer, Liam Hendriks[/caption] I love baseball. I love the sport so much that, in our family, we are taught that America's favorite…
New York City Law Blog
5 actions employers should not take against workers on FMLA leave
By Laura.reynolds@thomsonreuters.com
Events like welcoming a child into your family, treating a serious health condition, or taking care of a sick loved one can be incredibly demanding. Thankfully, state and federal laws,…