OK to fire worker who has taken FMLA leave–but you had better be prepared to explain why
Courts are suspicious when employees who have recently returned from FMLA leave are suddenly fired. Yet, chances are you will at some point have to terminate an employee following FMLA leave. Just make sure you can explain why, backed up by solid and contemporaneous documentation.
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