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Happy Father's Day: Dad Claims He Was Terminated After Taking FMLA Leave for...
As a father of three, I tend to take interest in “feel good” stories about working parents. However, in a recent ABA Journal article, an article about a working dad caught my attention for a far...
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Manager's Loose Lips Sinks Employer's Chances of Dismissing FMLA Claim
When making difficult decisions about eliminating jobs, senior management surely may disagree as to “who” is cut and how it’s done. However, after the decision is made, it is critical that management...
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Two Medical Conditions Can Equal One FMLA Serious Health Condition
Employers beware: Just when an employee gives you the left jab, look for the right hook. The combination of the two, as far as the Family and Medical Leave Act is concerned, can knock employers out....
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Employer Best Practices for Analyzing Whether Leave Beyond FMLA is an "Undue...
The scenario is all too common: An employee takes and exhausts 12 weeks of FMLA leave and still cannot return to work. At this point, the employer is left with a dilemma — does it terminate employment...
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An "Indefinite Reprieve" of Essential Functions of Job Not a Reasonable...
In light of the EEOC’s litigation over automatic termination provisions under the ADA (we’ve beaten you over the head with it here and here), employers generally feel as though they have no clue as to...
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Dads Need Lovin' Too! Father Can Proceed with FMLA Retaliation Claim in...
Dads need lovin’ too. So says a federal court judge, who has allowed a father to proceed on his FMLA retaliation claim after the employee alleged that his employer’s “macho man” culture was a culprit...
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Employee Tells a Co-Worker That He Plans to Misuse FMLA Leave. Court Says...
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....
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Sweet Justice! Dismissal of Bully’s FMLA Claim Proves Employers Can Safely...
I hate bullies. Back in 4th grade, Sister Mary Demetria, OSF, told us that “hating” someone was a sin. I’m convinced Sister never met a bully. Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. Cause, you see,...
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