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FMLA Insights
Should Bucs’ Wide Receive Antonio Brown Been Offered FMLA Leave Instead of Getting Canned?
By Jeff Nowak
Hey, thanks for hitting on that clickbait! Now that you're here, let me tell you the story of Antonio Brown, soon-to-be former football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This…
HR Defense
Family Medical Leave Compliance — A New Years’ Resolution You Should Keep
By Akerman Law
Given the rapidly spreading omicron variant, employers with as few as five employees are well advised to refresh themselves on their obligations under the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Making Employees’ Mental Health Disclosures Matter
The ubiquity of mental health issues during the pandemic has been well documented. I always start a post about mental health with statistics. I think it’s important to see how…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Employer May Terminate Employee After Remedial Action for FMLA Noncompliance
By Anne Hall
In Watson v. Drexel University, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that an employer may terminate an employee for taking unauthorized leave after the employer had…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Paralegal Sues Law Firm for Violation of FMLA Rights
Last month, Catherine Danforth, a former paralegal at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, sued the firm in Georgia federal court for violation of the Family and Medical Leave…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
FMLA Interference: Court Finds Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss to Be Premature
By Publisher, Jimmy F. Robinson Jr.
In Smith v. School Board for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, et al., No. 2:21-cv-138 (November 5, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia refused to…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
The Build Back Better Act Ensures 4 Weeks of Paid Leave for Medical & Family Care
President Biden recently signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which dedicated over $1 trillion towards a handful of improvements to transportation, broadband, and utilities. Up next is the Build…
FMLA Insights
Free Webinar: Managing Remote Work Requests During (and After) the Pandemic
By Jeff Nowak
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge! When: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. central time) Online registration: Click…
Archer Employment Law
Termination over Failure to Provide FMLA Recertification Upheld
Last month, the Third Circuit upheld Drexel University’s decision to terminate an employee after she took an unapproved extended leave of absence for her medical condition. In Watson v. Drexel…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Invesco Seeking New Trial after Fired Employee Receives $1 Million in FMLA Lawsuit
Raslyn Cobbin-Wooten, a former media relations director at Invesco Ltd, filed a lawsuit against her former employer claiming she was fired for taking time off under the Family and Medical…