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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Lipsky Lowe’s Blog For New York Employment Law
Can My Job Demand a Doctor’s Note for Sick Leave?
Yes, in some situations an employer may require a doctor’s note for sick leave, but New York City law limits when and how employers can request medical documentation. Whether an…
FMLA Insights
How Does an Employer Respond to an Employee Who Fails to Cooperate with the FMLA Second- or Third-Opinion Process (or Fails to Follow Call-in Procedures)?
By Jeff Nowak
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Russ, a bus driver, takes medical leave from work on 24 different occasions without following the employer's call-in procedure, and then preemptively…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
AI-Driven Layoff Decisions Face Legal Scrutiny in New Lawsuit
Employers: A Cautionary Tale about Using AI Tools in Decision-making Twenty-six current and former employees have sued a major technology company in California federal court, alleging it used biased artificial…
HR Law Watch
DOL’s Joint Employer Proposal: What Employers Should Watch Now
By A.C. Estacio-Heilich, Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson, Brian D. Pedrow
On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) that would revise the agency’s analysis for assessing joint employer status…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Paid Administrative Leave During an FMLA Investigation Can Be Retaliation. A Federal Appeals Court Just Said So.
A school superintendent returns from FMLA leave to find herself barred from the building and placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation that, she alleges, never actually happened. A…
Outside General Counsel Blog - Houston Outside General Counsel & Construction Lawyer
When Your In-House Lawyer Is Out: How Outside General Counsel Covers the Gap
Leaves happen. Parental leave. FMLA. Medical leave. Sabbaticals. Unexpected absences. And when they do, most legal departments have no real plan — just the hope that the remaining team can…
New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog
New Reinstatement Rights for New Jersey Workers on Disability or Family Leave
New Jersey is about to provide important new protections to workers who need time away from their jobs due to a family or disability leave. Starting on July 17, 2026,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fired After Extended Leave from Work
It occurs often enough: a key employee, a CEO contracts a serious illness and takes extended leave. The CEO returns to work and then takes intermittent leave for a year…
Stafford Rosenbaum Law Blog
Attorneys Pam Ploor & Brian Sajdak Present for League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Two Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys present at LWM Municipal Attorneys Institute Two attorneys at Stafford Rosenbaum will give separate presentations during the League of Wisconsin Municipalities’ 2026 Municipal Attorneys Institute Conference.…
The Employer Handbook Blog
The Moment FMLA Protection Kicks In Might Be Earlier Than You Think
It didn’t take a formal leave request. It didn’t take a doctor’s note. One email asking for FMLA forms was enough to trigger retaliation protection. TL;DR: An employee with a…