In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the FMLA questions are coming fast and furious: Can an employee take FMLA leave to obtain and recover from an abortion? What if the abortion is elective? And now that abortion will be illegal in at least some states, is travel to another state to
What!?! Time Caring for Mom in Las Vegas is FMLA Leave
The FMLA just got a whole lot broader.
In what might be one of the key FMLA decisions of the year, a federal judge has upheld an employee’s right to take FMLA leave to care for her mother during a recreational trip to Las Vegas.
Yep . . . you read it correctly. Employee +
Is Time Spent Filling Your Prescription at Walgreens Covered by FMLA?
Take Bob. He is a machine operator. Bob suffers from back and leg pain as well as bouts of anxiety. As a result, he typically visits with his physician every couple of months and is on prescription medication. He’s been approved for intermittent FMLA leave as a result of his serious health condition(s).
On September 30, he informs his
Mishandling FMLA Leave for Alcohol Treatment Causes Employer to Fall Off the Wagon
An employee enrolled in an addiction treatment program need not be under a doctor’s care or actually staying at a rehab institution to qualify for FMLA leave, according to a federal court in Texas. Picarazzi v. John Crane, Inc.
The Facts
Plaintiff Perry Picarazzi, a customer service representative for John Crane, Inc.(JCI), had a