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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Limits of Employment Law and Pregnancy Discrimination for Miscarriage
By Tracy Thomas
Laura Kessler, Miscarriage of Justice: Early Pregnancy Loss and the Limits of U.S. Employment Law 108 Cornell L. Rev. (forthcoming) This Article explores judicial responses to miscarriage under federal employment law…
HR Defense
With U.S. Troops Heading to Europe, Employers Should Revisit Military Leave Policies
In the wake of the recent Ukraine invasion, more U.S. troops are being deployed to Europe to support NATO countries. Among these are members of the National Reserve and National…
All Things HR
U.S. Department of Labor Signals Increased Focus on Protecting Against Retaliation
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2022-02 (FAB). FAB focused on retaliation against employees…
Workforce Bulletin
<em>Video:</em> Policies to Help Employees Help Ukraine, Equal Pay Day, FMLA Certification – <em>Employment Law This Week</em>
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at how employers can make adjustments to their benefits policies to assist employees who want to offer help and support to Ukraine.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Employee’s Poor Performance Trumps FMLA Claim
By By: Keith E. Kopplin, Kayla A. McCann
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an employer-friendly decision in Anderson v. Nations Lending Corporation. Despite some facially bad facts—including that the…
Understanding the ADA
Medical Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation: The View from the Sixth Circuit
Today’s case of the day is a published decision from the Sixth Circuit decided March 8, 2022. The case is Blanchet v. Charter Communications, LLC, here, and it contains a…
Family Law Prof Blog
Family and Medical Leave Laws in COVID-19
By Family Law
From JD Supra:State legislatures expanded existing leave laws and enacted new ones to provide greater beenfits for more employees at the state level. Many states have laws that provide employees…
FMLA Insights
ABA’s Summary of 2021 FMLA Cases an Outstanding Resource for Employers
By Jeff Nowak
If you're not attending my two-day FMLA master class/party next week (there still is time!), you might find this additional resource helpful for your FMLA efforts. Every February, the American…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
An employer has disability discrimination problems if the interactive process isn’t interactive
You'd think an employer with the name Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities would know a thing or two about complying with workplace discrimination laws. You'd think. Laura Coomer had a long…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Employee Leave Requests: ADA Considerations During COVID-19 (Podcast)
By Melissa Costello, Tara L. Humma, Karli Lubin Talmo
Today’s episode features a discussion of how employers should handle leaves and requests for leave due to COVID-19 and “long COVID” under the FMLA (the Family and Medical Leave Act)…