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Healthcare Workplace Update
Court Finds No FMLA Violation, Disability Discrimination Where Hospital Terminates Nurse with Migraine Who Slept While On Duty
A federal court in Ohio has dismissed Family and Medical Leave Act and disability discrimination claims filed by a nurse who was caught sleeping while on duty and fired. Lasher…
FMLA Insights
ABA’s Summary of 2015 FMLA Cases an Outstanding Resource for Employers, Attorneys
By Jeff Nowak
This is one of the most exciting days of the FMLA year for me. Literally, one of those Steve Martin "The phone books are here!" days. Why? Every mid-February or…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Justice Scalia’s Record on Women’s Rights
By Tracy Thomas
What can be said about Scalia’s legacy to women and the law? Well, he has generally voted against cases implicating women’s rights for the last twenty-five years.Scalia (in)famously said in an…
Labor Days
Walmart Discrimination Case Makes Headline
Last month Walmart was hit, in headline making fashion, with a massive $31.2 million verdict in a New Hampshire disability and gender discrimination case. What makes this verdict particularly news-worthy…
FMLA Insights
Use The “Rolling” Method to Calculate FMLA Leave! This Employer Learned the Hard Way
By Jeff Nowak
Every once in awhile, I find myself counseling an employer with either no FMLA policy or one completely lacking any meaningful details. Often, these policies fail to include key provisions to…
School Law
Can You Fire An Employee Who Has Exhausted FMLA Leave?
This post originally appeared on the Connecticut Employment Law Blog. An employee of yours goes out on medical leave. Suppose that you only have to abide by the federal FMLA…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: FMLA, Encryption, Star Trek Replicator
The FMLA and encryption are both well-represented in today's top 10—with a pair of strong posts on each. Also, very good to see Rob Radcliff back in here with an…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Can You Fire An Employee Who Has Exhausted FMLA Leave?
An employee of yours goes out on medical leave. Suppose that you only have to abide by the federal FMLA law. After 12 weeks, the employee is still out. Can…
FMLA Insights
FMLA FAQ: How Do Snow Days Affect FMLA Leave?
By Jeff Nowak
Q. Like many east coast employers preparing for the impending blizzard, we want to know how we calculate FMLA leave if our office is closed due to the weather. I…
FMLA Insights
An Employee’s “Hope” That She’ll Return to Work Isn’t Enough to Require Additional Leave under the ADA
By Jeff Nowak
One of the most difficult issues an HR professional or in-house employment counsel faces is how to deal with an employee who cannot return to work after FMLA leave expires.…