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When Your Employee Cries Uncontrollably at Work, Is the Cry a Request for FMLA Leave?

By Jeff Nowak on October 15, 2020
Posted in Court Decisions, Notice
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This one is no laughing matter.  Actually, it’s downright sad.

A few years ago, I reported on an employee at an Illinois school who was able to raise an FMLA claim when her supervisor ignored her many pleas for help as she struggled with mental health issues.

Fast forward a few years: a jury…

There’s No Crying at Work! But if an Employee Does Cry, Is That Sufficient Notice of the Need for FMLA Leave?

By Jeff Nowak on June 23, 2017
Posted in Court Decisions, Notice

Reports of my capture by a Sri Lankan sloth bear in the dry forests of Sri Lanka are greatly exaggerated.

I am alive and well.

Sorry for the long delay since my last post. You see, spring is my busy season — when I am not practicing law, I spend seemingly every waking minute coaching…

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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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