Here we are AGAIN asking for your support. FMLA Insights is honored to be a nominee for LexisNexis’ Top 25 Labor & Employment Law Blogs. FMLA Insights was selected by LexisNexis along with 60 other employment-related blogs. We are readers of many of the blog nominees and are humbled to be part of this distinguished
Employers often complain that they see an uptick in the use of sick leave and FMLA leave around the holidays. In the case of Southwest Airlines, however, one employee clearly took FMLA misuse a bit too far.
Douglas Rydalch was a reservation sales agent for Southwest. When Southwest closed its reservation center in Salt
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When starting this blog, we sought to provide employers with the very best advice in handling common, yet difficult issues that arise under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Whether it’s commenting on
When: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 (12:00 – 1:15 p.m. CDT)
On Wednesday, August 31, I will host a complimentary webinar addressing key questions and topics essential to understanding an employer’s obligation to provide leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. I am extremely pleased to be joined by EEOC Regional Attorney John Hendrickson,
For several weeks now, attorneys and legal academics across the country have dissected the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wal-Mart v. Dukes (pdf) decision, which shut the door to a 1.5 million class of current and former female Wal-Mart employees who are claiming that they were denied pay increases and promotions because of their gender. In striking
Q. We terminated an employee who has been reinstated by an arbitrator with full back pay. Now, he has requested FMLA leave. Are we obligated to provide leave even though he has not worked 1,250 hours in the previous 12 months?
A. When determining whether an employee has worked the requisite 1,250 hours in the