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Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
“Significant Evidence of Untruthfulness” During FMLA Leave Gives Employer “Honest Belief” to Terminate Plaintiff
By Alison Jacobs Wice, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Add another FMLA victory for an employer who terminated a plaintiff based on its “honest belief” that the plaintiff was misusing FMLA leave. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Acknowledging Its Own Error, Sixth Circuit Tries To Provide Clarity On Notices of Appeal
If you ever have become confused regarding the timing and procedures related to notices of appeal, you are in good company. Last week, the Sixth Circuit freely acknowledged that a…
HR Defense
Persuading Employee to Work Rather than Taking Unpaid Leave May Result in FMLA Violation
The Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") requires employers to provide eligible employees with up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn child (among other reasons),…
HR Law Talk
Termination During FMLA Leave Not Unlawful
Some employers believe that an employee who is out on FMLA cannot be disciplined or terminated. More savvy employers know that such a broad application is not quite accurate, as…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Responding to Employee Absences Following Historic Metro Detroit Flood
By Jason Shinn
[caption id="attachment_1112" align="alignright" width="300"] Flooded Metro Detroit Highway[/caption] This past week Metro Detroit was hit with a record rainstorm. After it was all said and done, many of the area…
Employment & Labor
SPACE STILL AVAILABLE – SEAC Seminar – The What and Who: The FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, and Labor Code – Oh My!
Following the Yellow Brick Road of Employee Leave Rights and Accommodations. SEAC invites you to spend the morning with attorneys and leave and accommodation experts Lizbeth (“Beth”) West and Charles (“Chuck”)…
Texas Employment Law Update
Delivery of FMLA Notices by First Class Mail Does Not Rule Out Disputes Over Receipt of Notice
The DOL regulations require FMLA-covered employers to provide various notices to employees. The regulations do not dictate how all of the notices must be delivered. Most employers utilize hand-delivery or regular U.S. mail…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Mailing FMLA Notices to Employees? Not So Fast
By Lee Tankle
Does your Company use regular mail to send out FMLA notices? After reading the latest decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, all employers covered…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Denying Receipt of FMLA Notices May be Enough to Survive Summary Judgment
An employee’s denial of receipt of mailed FMLA notices can create an issue of fact for the jury, allowing FMLA claims to survive summary judgment, the Third Circuit held last…
Labor & Employment Insights
Employers: Send Your FMLA-Related Notices via Certified Mail
Send your Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) notices to employees via certified mail or risk having your summary judgment motion denied—that’s the message from U.S. Third Circuit Court of…