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Employees Can’t Take FMLA Leave for “Potential” Absences in the Future

By Jeff Nowak on March 25, 2014
Posted in Abuse of FMLA leave
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Did you ever have an employee tell you that he has medical condition “x,” which will require time off at some point in the future?  Normally, you tactfully tell him to come back when he actually needs time off, correct?

Such is the case of Pat Hurley, who I blogged about a year ago…

Why Must Employers Train Their Managers About the FMLA? Here are 1.2 Million Reasons Why

By Jeff Nowak on January 31, 2013
Posted in Notice

I came across an interesting FMLA case this past week, and the facts are simple enough that it kept my attention. [In the age of Twitter and Facebook, anything beyond a 30-second sound byte and you might as well give me a blanket for a long-winter’s nap.  Right?] However, the lesson from the case should…

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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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