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Family and Medical Leave Act
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D'Orazio Peterson Blog
What New York Employees Should Know About FMLA Medical Leave and Employer Retaliation
Understanding Your Right to Medical Leave Under the FMLA in New York If you work for a company in New York with 50 or more employees, and you’ve logged at…
FMLA Insights
Join Me for a Webinar: “It’s Not Called the Friday and Monday Leave Act! Effective Ways to Protect your Organization Against Misuse of FMLA and ADA Leave”
By Jeff Nowak
Join me for my annual FMLA/ADA webinar, which comes to you, as always, free of charge. This year's webinar focuses on how employers can proactively guard against misuse of FMLA…
Cohen & Buckmann Insights
Bonus Season Strategies: Getting Ready for Year-End Payouts
It’s bonus season, which raises many questions for employers — and while these considerations can often feel routine, they carry significant legal and operational risks.This guide explains what employers need…
Women's Rights NY
Can You Be Denied Maternity Leave If You Don’t Qualify for FMLA | New York Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyers
Knowing Your Rights Before and After Childbirth Many new mothers are shocked when their employers tell them they aren’t entitled to maternity leave because they haven’t been with the company…
Women's Rights NY
5 Accommodations Your Employer Can’t Legally Deny When You’re Pregnant
Pregnant employees are entitled to fair treatment and reasonable adjustments that allow them to continue working safely. Both federal and New York laws require employers to accommodate pregnancy-related medical needs…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Court Allows Disability Discrimination Claims Following Marijuana Test
This week, a Federal Court in Pennsylvania allowed a former employee whose employment has been terminated for testing positive for marijuana, to move forward with discrimination and retaliation claims. The…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Correcting the press: unpaid leave after the FMLA expires
Let's play one of my favorite games: correct the press. The Issue: unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. Cliff Kaplan, 65, worked for a beverage distributor at…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
DOL Opinion Letter Addresses How to Properly Calculate FMLA When Overtime is Involved
The Department of Labor’s recent opinion letter provides important reminders to employers about the proper method for calculating an employee’s available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, especially…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Intermittent Leave – The Headache With Some Cures
Earlier this week, I presented "Leave it to the Lawyers: Navigating the Maze of Employee Leave Laws" at our firm's Labor & Employment Fall Seminar at Hotel Marcel. Along with…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Flexible Leave Estimates and Mandatory Notice Requirements: FMLA Lessons From the Sixth Circuit
By By: Fiona W. Ong, Heather G. Ptasznik
Quick Hits The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s opinion in Jackson v. United States Postal Service provides guidance to employers on FMLA notice requirements and certifications. Employers…