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Supervisors Beware! Court Decision Broadens the Scope of Individual Liability Under FMLA

By Jeff Nowak on March 8, 2010
Posted in Liability

A recent federal trial court decision broadens the scope of individual liability for supervisors in claims filed under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In Narodetsky v. Cardone Industries, Inc. (pdf), the court allowed a former employee’s FMLA claim to proceed against three human resources executives and a supervisor who allegedly conducted a…

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Jeff Nowak is a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing employers. Jeff has two decades of experience advising and litigating on behalf of employers on a wide range of complex employment law matters and is a recognized leader on FMLA and ADA issues, helping employers develop comprehensive strategies to achieve compliance with employee leave and accommodation issues.

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