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Employee being disciplined suddenly gets ‘sick’? Don’t fall for ruse invoking FMLA protection

08/06/2010

This will probably happen to you someday (if it hasn’t already): An employee in the middle of being disciplined suddenly says he’s ill and has to leave work. Then, after being terminated, he claims you interfered with his right to take FMLA leave. Don’t fall for it.

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