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When an Employee Abruptly Requests FMLA Leave after Being Given a Sucky Work Assignment, Can He Safely Be Terminated?

By Jeff Nowak on September 6, 2024
Posted in Abuse of FMLA leave, Interference

Meet Ray.

Ray is to the FMLA as Patrick Mahomes is to football. Ray is an FMLA pro, having taken FMLA leave a total of 158 times over three years. No joke. F-M-L-A simply rolled off Ray’s tongue, enabling him to take leave on countless occasions.

As the story goes, Ray started his latest FMLA…

“Is March Madness Really A Serious Health Condition?” – Podcast No. 10

By Jeff Nowak on March 10, 2010
Posted in Podcasts

In this edition of our podcast, we discuss attempts to use the FMLA to obtain leave for travel and recreational purposes. We tackle questions including:

  • Is visiting a faith healer considered medical treatment under the FMLA?
  • Is an employee entitled to FMLA leave for a vacation with a seriously ill spouse?
  • What issues should an

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About Jeff

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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