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Employment & Labor
Does an Employer Meet its Obligations under the FMLA by Sending an FMLA Designation Notice to an Employee via First Class Mail? Not Always
By Beth V. West
In Lupyan v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., a FMLA interference lawsuit, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment in favor of the employer when the employee claimed she…
FMLA Insights
A Game-Changing Decision? Sending FMLA Notices to Employees by U.S. Mail May Not Cut It Anymore
By Jeff Nowak
With all the FMLA paperwork that a leave administrator has to provide an employee during the FMLA process, you'd wonder whether you're attending a real estate closing. All these documents…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
ADA, FMLA and Section 503 Violations to Be Considered in Award of Federal Contracts
A contractor’s violations of 14 federal statutes (and equivalent state statutes) must be taken into account by contracting agencies when considering contract awards, according to an Executive Order signed by…
Health Law Update
No Return Date, No Problem: Seventh Circuit Reverses FMLA Summary Judgment for Employer
Editor's note: This post originally appeared on BakerHostetler's Employment Law Spotlight blog. On June 24, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employee did…
FMLA Insights
Now This is a Headache! Employee Terminated for Migraine Headaches Can Advance FMLA Claim
By Jeff Nowak
In the cold, sadistic world that is the FMLA, the Department of Labor tells us that ordinary, run-of-the-mill headaches (a/k/a "non-migraine" headaches) are not covered by the FMLA. Migraine headaches,…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Fashionable data, craft beers and the FMLA
LexBlog Network bloggers are still going strong in commenting about the Halbig v. Burwell and the King v. Burwell decisions, and what they means for the future of the Affordable…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Description as a “Liability” Could Constitute Direct Evidence
Alan Demyanovich worked for 20 years for Cadon Plating & Coating, which applies coatings in the automobile industry. Mr. Demyanovich developed heart problems in 1999, but returned to work and…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Family Medical Leave Act Webinar: From Vegas Trips to Fake Doctors’ Slips
By Robinson+Cole's Manufacturing Law Industry Team
As virtually every HR professional will tell you, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most confusing and complicated employment laws to administer. While providing job-protected…
HR Defense
FMLA & Medical Certification: When Does An Employer Have A “Reason to Doubt”?
Given the financial and administrative costs that FMLA continues to impose upon employers, HR managers are consulting with counsel to determine what tools are available to ensure that those who…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Paid Sick Leave: Connecticut Tweaks and Newark Speaks
The Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law has been tweaked in three respects: (1) to allow employers to determine the 50-employee applicability threshold in the same manner as under the state’s…