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FMLA

Beware demotion following disability leave

01/03/2017
Before you demote an employee who is returning from a lengthy medical leave, consider whether he might file and possibly win a disability discrimination claim.

You’re not expected to be an FMLA mind-reader

12/29/2016
Merely mentioning an illness isn’t the same as requesting FMLA leave.

Merely mentioning sick relative isn’t enough to constitute an FMLA request

12/29/2016
Before an employee can argue that her employer interfered with her FMLA rights, she has to have put the employer on notice that she needed leave.

Court: No ‘double-dipping’ between FMLA leave and unemployment benefits

12/29/2016
A Texas appeals court has ruled that an employee who was off on unpaid FMLA leave was not also eligible for unemployment compensation benefits.

What kind of pregnancy and family leave rights do gestational surrogates have in California?

12/22/2016
Q. One of our employees is a gestational surrogate for a woman who cannot carry a child. Is our employee entitled to pregnancy disability, FMLA or CFRA leave as a surrogate?

Ensure demotion has nothing to do with FMLA

12/22/2016
Make sure any demotions that happen to occur during FMLA leave are clearly unrelated to the fact that the employee exercised his FMLA rights.

Tell bosses: Playing ‘FMLA cop’ will backfire

12/22/2016
Be sure supervisors understand they cannot interfere with employees’ FMLA rights—and that any effort that appears intended to block FMLA leave will probably cause legal headaches.

FMLA: What to expect when they’re expecting

12/22/2016
When an employee becomes pregnant, she has the right to take leave under the federal FMLA.

FMLA rights don’t extend beyond termination date

12/20/2016
The right to take FMLA leave ends when employment ends.

Ask for recertification of intermittent leave

11/11/2016
Employers that approve intermittent leave requests can request regular recertifications to determine if the need still exists.