…Commission received approximately 54,000 comments urging it to exclude abortion from the definition of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” The EEOC did not oblige. And now, 17 states are…
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Let’s get back to basics: FMLA notice requirements
Employees who want to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act must give at least 30 days advance notice if possible and practical. If 30 days’…
“March Madness” is ***checks notes*** not a serious health condition.
…health condition can take an intermittent leave day, and (2) watch March Madness while taking approved leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. However, it is also possible that…
An employer settled claims it refused to accommodate a pregnant worker who then miscarried
…its stores … refused to allow a pregnant employee with impairments to take emergency leave to seek medical attention, forcing her to quit. The pregnant customer sales associate, who had…
Employers must adjust employee performance standards to avoid penalizing employees on FMLA leave
Suppose one of your employees, a widget maker, takes leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. As a widget maker, the employee has a monthly quota of…
An employer that fired an employee for a positive marijuana test may have discriminated against him too.
…without violating the Family and Medical Leave Act based on its reasonable good-faith belief that these employees had engaged in fraud — even if by some miraculous coincidence they suffered…
It’s 2024 and federal law still does not protect medical marijuana users from getting fired for testing positive.
Historically, federal courts have determined that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not protect individuals with disabilities with valid medical marijuana prescriptions who lose their jobs for testing…
Let’s revisit how to handle FMLA and FLSA for a snow day office closure.
…kids weasel out of shoveling snow tomorrow, I work from home. So, no big deal. But for many of you, there are some Fair Labor Standards Act and Family Medical…
One court finally answers the question: when does extended medical leave become unreasonable?
…the First Circuit Court of Appeals. How much time does your business need to provide an employee on medical leave to return to work — if you don’t operate a…
They don’t call it FMLA interference for nothing
…Family and Medical Leave Act interference instead. Last night, I read an Eleventh Circuit decision about an employee who had taken FMLA leave once already for his back and hip…