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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Does The FMLA Protect a Supervisor’s Right To Defend a Subordinate’s Leave Of Absence?
A surgeon recently brought suit against his employer, in Staveley-O’Carroll v. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, alleging that he was fired in violation of the Family and Medical…
FMLA Insights
Let’s Pretend Prince William Worked in the United States. What are His Paternity Leave Rights under the FMLA?
By Jeff Nowak
Fess up and raise your hand. How many of you were on the edge of your edge of your seat awaiting news of William and Kate's new arrival? I can…
FMLA Insights
FMLA FAQ: Does Temporary Employment Count Toward FMLA Eligibility?
By Jeff Nowak
Q: We regularly utilize temporary employees, some of whom we hire permanently. Does the time they work as a temp (through an agency) count toward the 12-month and 1,250 hour…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Administering FMLA Leave in the Wake of Windsor
The Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor adds to employer obligations under the FMLA by expanding the group of individuals who may be a “spouse” for FMLA purposes. At…
FMLA Insights
Is Your Employee Paying a Deception Service to Provide You a Fake Doctor’s Note or FMLA Certification?
By Jeff Nowak
Have you ever suspected that your employee has given you an excuse too rehearsed or provided a doctor's note a bit too slick in support of their leave of absence?…
Law and the Workplace
Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision Affects Employers’ Obligations Under the FMLA
By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker, Marc A. Mandelman
In the recent decision in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that defined “marriage” as a legal union between one man and one…
FMLA Insights
Failing to Recognize an Employee’s Need for FMLA Leave Can be A Costly, Painful Mistake
By Jeff Nowak
Employers, can we have a heart to heart? I need to get something off my chest. You see, I've witnessed a disturbing trend lately in the court cases I'm reading…
Employment & Labor
The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision on FMLA
By: Chelcey E. Lieber As widely reported, and as discussed in our blog post “Supreme Court Rules DOMA Section 3 Unconstitutional”, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Funeral Fraud Dooms Novelist’s FMLA Retaliation Claim
Relying on the employer’s “honest belief” that the plaintiff had engaged in fraudulent conduct, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the FMLA retaliation claim of an employee who had…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Pennsylvania Employers Left Wondering How They Are Affected by the Supreme Court’s Decision on DOMA
By Jodi Frankel
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined "marriage" for purposes of over…