In Pirant v. United States Postal Service, — F.3d —-, 2008 WL 4072817 (C.A.7 (Ill.)), a Postal Service employee fell just short of FMLA eligibility having worked 1248.8 hours in the previous 12 month period leading up to her absence. She searched high and low for those 1.2 hours but the Seventh Circuit ruled [...]

In Peters v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., 533 F.3d 594 (CA 7 2008), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer who offers FMLA-like leave benefits with less restrictive eligibility requirements than the FMLA may be sued under a promissory estoppel theory if the employer fails to honor those benefits.
In approximately July 2001, Steven [...]

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Fmla
By Juana Baby
I was approved for FMLA for my PCOS this week. I am very excited about this because I can go to my doctors appointments and not have to worry about being told I am taking too much sick time off from work from my new [...]

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City Passes Measure Protecting Victims Of Domestic Violence
Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia,PA,USA
“The federal legislation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) covers companies of 50 employees or more,” Mr. Mahoney said. …
FMLA Case Hinges on Notice of Intent to Take FMLA Leave
By johngarner
Does an employee have to [...]

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Business Briefs: Quick hits from the region and beyond
nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA
… pm Oct. 30 at Silver Palace, 1719 State St. The focus on this year’s conference is on FMLA, ADA, workers compensation and Indiana Unemployment Benefits. …
WorkForce Software’s Learning Series Webinar Helps Organizations Navigate the FMLA Maze
Earthtimes [...]

Grandparents Who Stand In In Loco Parentis Relationship May Be Entitled to FMLA leave
By Adjunct LawProfs
A little known provision of the FMLA is that leave is permitted to care for a son or daughter or an in loco parentis relationship. In loco parentis is latin for in place of parent. It is not too hard…
Recent [...]

Intermittent FMLA leave isn’t forever
By Stephen Meyer
Dear HR Executive, Managing intermittent FMLA leave ranks high on the annoyance scale for HR pros. People can get doctors to vouch for the darndest things, and you never know when so-and-so is going to come down with yet another…
The HR Cafe - http://hrcafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Crying Cited as Evidence of Request [...]

InfoTronics, Inc. Releases Attendance Enterprise 2.0
MarketWatch - USA
The system ensures compliance with labor regulations such as the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). …
Managing employee absenteeism: They have to enter to win
Local Tech Wire - Fort Mill,SC,USA
It also should address the employee’s leave options both under internal company policies, [...]

Congressional action a praiseworthy model
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
Given the sacrifices military families make when a member is called up from the reserves, such an expansion of FMLA benefits strikes us as more than …
FMLA leave, forced resignation
I live and work in Florida. I ‘m at the end of using my 12 week FMLA for my [...]

day 8 - FMLA DAY!!!!
By dianap240(dianap240)
So today I sent off my FMLA forms, only about a month late(hee hee oops). but it’s done and that makes me happy. I did have to convince my dr office that I didn’t quit my job and that they did write me a note to stop working a week [...]