Most employers have gotten the hang of handling FMLA requests: Make sure the employee is eligible; get paperwork from the provider; and monitor the amount of time taken. Whether all supervisors are ...

On April 29, 2024, in McBeath v. City of Indianapolis, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Indianapolis on a plaintiff’s ...

The ADA and FMLA often work hand in hand, but unionized employers must conduct another layer of analysis by examining ...

In a proposed class action, Warwas v. Spirit Airlines, Inc., a former flight attendant claimed Spirit Airlines interfered with his and other flight attendants’ rights under the Family and Medical ...

The final prong, then, was for the court to look at whether there was a causal connection between invoking FMLA and Ms G’s being fired from her job. In her argument, Ms G noted that there was a close ...

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...

Q: What is the Family Medical Leave Act and what are my rights as an employee under that law? A: Congress has said the purpose of the Family Medical Leave Act is to balance the demands of the ...

What is FMLA? The United States is one of six countries in the world that doesn't have a national paid family or medical leave policy. It has only the Family and Medical Leave Act, which offers ...

While the manager had violated policy by previously abandoning her shift without warning twice, she may not have been capable of informing the employer the third time, the 8th Circuit found. It’s not ...

Oakland, California – Erlich Law Firm, P.C. who is representing the class along with Andrus Anderson LLP, has announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ...

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