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FMLA Abuse
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Labor & Employment Report
FMLA Is Not A “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card!
By Fiona W. Ong
I know that many employers feel hamstrung by the Family and Medical Leave Act's statutory protections for employees. They can't do much about the significant negative effects on business operations…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Third Circuit Says “Last Call” for Employee Terminated After Caught Drinking While on FMLA “Bed Rest”
On January 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit joined the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits in holding that an employer’s honest belief that its…
Employment Law Landscape
Intermittent Leave or Spring Break? Tips to Help Prevent FMLA Abuse
As spring turns into summer and the weather warms up, employers may notice an increase in employee absences. While spotty or unpredictable attendance can cause staffing issues and frustration for…
FMLA Insights
Employee Tells a Co-Worker That He Plans to Misuse FMLA Leave. Court Says It’s OK to Demote ‘Em!
By Jeff Nowak
Keith was a manager for Costco. By all accounts, he wasn't a very good employee. The store disciplined Keith over customer complaints, dress code violations, and failing to perform his job duties. Consequently, he…
FMLA Insights
Happy Thanksgiving from my Lovable FMLA Abuser, Albuquerque Turkey
By Jeff Nowak
There is much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and I continue to be humbled by your support of this crazy, little FMLA blog. I am entirely grateful for your…
FMLA Insights
Think Like a World Cup Goalie to Avoid the Paralysis of FMLA Abuse
By Jeff Nowak
If you're anything like me, you've been swept up in the excitement of the World Cup over the past couple of weeks. However, now that we have entered the Round…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Strategies for Dealing with FMLA Abuse Webinar – Use TS Discount!
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
Join Troutman Sanders' Labor & Employment Partner, Evan Pontz, and co-presenter, Rebecca Shanlever of Hall, Arbery, Gilligan, Roberts & Shanlever as they repeat the webinar: Strategies For Dealing With FMLA…
FMLA Insights
“Eating Turkey Made Me Fall Asleep and I Missed my Shift”: How Employers Can Deal with the Most Outrageous Excuses for FMLA Leave
By Jeff Nowak
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, nearly one-third (32 percent) of your employees have called in sick when they're not actually sick. Perhaps just as notable, 30 percent of your…
Labor & Employment Report
FMLA Fraud – Confirmed!
By Fiona W. Ong
So many of my clients are dealing with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) abuse by various bad apple employees. I really feel their frustration because, as many of you…
FMLA Insights
Holy Smokes! Employee’s Minister Uncovers Her FMLA Abuse, Leads to Her Termination
By Jeff Nowak
Linette Williams-Grant had a week worthy of Judith Viorst's classic children's story Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which (as an aside) is one of my…