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Understanding the ADA
Failure to Promote, Failure to Accommodate, Retaliation, and Breach of Confidentiality As ADA Causes of Action
Hope everyone had a great weekend. The deadline for submitting my blog for the ABA top 100 legal blawgs expired last night. A few have let me know that they…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Netflix’s Progressive Stance on Parental Leave
Many have criticized the lack of paid parental leave in this country, which lags far behind other industrialized countries in this area. While the FMLA provides twelve weeks of leave,…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Stroke Victim Wanted More from Flossmoor under ADA
Sometimes it seems an employer has done a lot to accommodate an employee under the ADA, yet the employee claims the employer should have done more. The Seventh Circuit addressed…
The Employer Report
FMLA Forms Incorporate GINA Reforms
The dog days of summer are here, but the Department of Labor has shown no signs of slowing down. In June, the DOL rolled out revisions to its official Family…
FMLA Insights
Need To Investigate Employee Misconduct While the Employee is on FMLA Leave? Follow This Employer’s Lead
By Jeff Nowak
Even once in awhile an employer has handled an FMLA situation so effectively, you just want to shout out, "You Go Girl!" . . . or let out a fist pump…
FMLA Insights
FMLA FAQ: Must an Employer Provide Intermittent FMLA Leave So An Employee Can Attend to an Autistic Child?
By Jeff Nowak
Q: One of our employees, a front desk receptionist, maintains an erratic work schedule because she must attend to her autistic son. In short, her son throws a tantrum at school…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
FMLA and ADA Claims Dismissed Where Employer Continued Misconduct Investigation During Employee’s Three Leaves
The situation is not that uncommon. An employer learns of a performance incident and the employee involved promptly requests FMLA leave. The employer then must decide how to address the…
California Employment Law
New Labor Department FMLA Forms Ask for Information Prohibited by CA Law
The US Department of Labor has revised the forms to be given to employees requesting leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. There's a form to use when the…
Café con Labor
Fallo de la Corte Suprema sobre el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo: hora de actualizar su política sobre la FMLA (¡otra vez!)
View English Version Here El 26 de junio de 2015, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos falló, en el caso de Obergefell contra Hodges, que la Cuarta Enmienda de…
Labor & Employment Insights
What the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Means for Employers
On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited opinion in the Obergefell case, striking down bans on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional and legalizing same-sex marriage in…