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FMLA FAQ: Can Excess Trips to the Potty Be Counted as FMLA Leave?

By Jeff Nowak on January 13, 2014
Posted in ADA, Intermittent Leave

kid on toilet.jpgQ: One of our employees drinks a lot of water at work and goes to the bathroom continuously throughout the day.  As a result, she uses far more than her normal breaks allow.  She has provided documentation that a severe medical condition in her kidneys causes this predicament. Do we have to allow this? And…

Two Medical Conditions Can Equal One FMLA Serious Health Condition

By Jeff Nowak on May 22, 2012
Posted in Court Decisions, Interference, Retaliation

2Equals1f.jpgEmployers beware: Just when an employee gives you the left jab, look for the right hook.  The combination of the two, as far as the Family and Medical Leave Act is concerned, can knock employers out.  As evidenced by a recent federal court case, an employee may be able to add up two medical conditions…

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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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