One of my favorite reads on NJ employment law is Ogletree Deakins’s New Jersey eAuthority. The June 2012 issue highlights several pieces of legislation now pending in…
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The ADA does not protect medical-marijuana use, but…
use. However, there are instances in which the ADA does protect medical–marijuana users. For example, an employee who uses medical marijuana to treat glaucoma may be discriminated against because of…
Fifth of vodka + whiskey + elevator shaft = no workers’ comp
From the blog that previously brought you “Smoke pot + grizzly bear bite (in the butt) = collect workers’ comp,” comes the story of the boozing builder who,…
How to lose a disability discrimination case in 5 easy steps…
…Ms. Coffman with leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Just before Ms. Coffman’s FMLA expired, RJY offered to return her to work in a sedentary job that provided…
That’s what he said: “Oktoberfest” & “No OT for you!”
Cool image, huh? I drawed it myself. The fact that I took the time to do that suggests that I am in no condition to…
No FMLA claim for employee who mistakenly thought he was fired
…day of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Company’s Resource Center cannot find employee in the system and suggest that he call his supervisor. Employee does not…
#SCOTUS clarifies scope of FMLA coverage for employers
…point in the hyperlink) of the Family and Medical Leave Act. In plain English, if you work for a State employer, and you need time off work for a serious…
The wrong way and the right way to request FMLA certification
The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a certification issued by the employee’s health care…
Ouch, that hurts! Supervisors may be liable for FMLA violations
…may be subject to personal liability under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The court further emphasized that there is “no reason to distinguish between public agencies and private employers…
Atten-shun! Expanded military leave FMLA rules are coming…
The United States Department of Labor announced here yesterday that it is issuing proposed rules that would expand military family leave provisions under the Family and Medical Leave Act…