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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Exploring Why Women are Twice as Likely to Win Family Leave Cases than Employment Discrimination
By Tracy Thomas
Katharine Bartlett, When Less is More, JOTWELL, reviewing Kate Webber, Families are More Popular Than Feminism: Exploring the Greater Judicial Success of Family and Medical Leave Laws, 32 Colum. J. Gender &…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Congress Proposes Adding Parental Bereavement Leave to FMLA
On March 16th, a bipartisan group of Representatives, which included Paul Gosar, Don Beyer, Martha McSally, Brad Schneider, Tom Suozzi and Barbara Comstock, introduced the Parental Bereavement Act of 2017, also…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Employers Beware: Intermittent FMLA Absences Not Subject to “Proof of Need”
On January 27, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that provides a cautionary tale to employers about seeking documentation from an employee on intermittent FMLA leave.…
HR Defense
Loose Lips Can Constitute Interference with FMLA Leave
By Sarah J. Lis
Disclosure of medical confidential information can result in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference claim, even when the employer does not actually interfere with the employee's right to…
FMLA Insights
Can We Lawfully Terminate an Employee After He Submits a Vague Doctor’s Note Seeking an Extension of Leave? In a Word, Yes.
By Jeff Nowak
An employee's 12 weeks of FMLA leave has exhausted, and over the past several weeks, he's provided you a series of vague doctor's notes typically containing nothing more than a one-liner…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
What Am I Doing Wrong? Common FMLA Mistakes – the California Edition
By Cepideh Roufougar, Sheri L. Giger
“What did I do wrong” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. Employers with operations in California need to worry about both the…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
The “Honest Belief” Defense Comes to the Third Circuit
By Mark Hipple
In the Third Circuit, an employer’s honest belief that an employee committed misconduct can now serve as a defense to a retaliation claim under the FMLA. With the recent decision…
FMLA Insights
These Three Key FMLA and ADA Resources Will Help You Conquer the World
By Jeff Nowak
If you have any interest in vastly improving your FMLA and ADA mojo, here are three can't miss resources you need to make part of your professional reading and education each…
Employer Law Report
Sunday deliveries of FMLA paperwork: A recipe for disaster
A recent case highlights the intersection of FMLA and workers’ compensation laws. Angela Samuel (Samuel) was employed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. (Progressive) as a retention specialist and primarily worked…
BeLabor the Point
Employer’s Honest Mistake Bests FMLA Retaliation Claim
We all know that honesty is the best policy but what about an honest mistake? Can an honest mistake save you from liability in a retaliation lawsuit under the Family…