FMLA news highlights for March/April
April 10, 2008
Article by Rod M. Fliegel and Christopher Daley Mondaq News Alerts (subscription) - London,UK Sutter Health Central, the California Supreme Court issued its first opinion concerning the state’s version of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), …
Fired Chase Manhattan Employee’s Recovery for FMLA Violations … By Eugene Lee According to a Law.com news article, FMLA Verdict Could Cost Chase Manhattan $7.6 Million, Nicholas Lore, a 63-year old Chase Manhattan regional manager who was fired after making several requests for medical leave for a serious health …
Broad-Based Coalition Urges Bush Administration to Reconsider Proposals to Water Down Family and Medical Leave AScribe (press release) - USA The deadline for comments on the proposed changes to the FMLA is April 11. The Coalition is mobilizing to ensure the DOL receives comments opposing these …
Wal-Mart lawsuit for reimbursement of medical costs illustrates important HR issue By Jon Hyman(Jon Hyman) Take the FMLA as an example. Section 104(c)(2) of the FMLA provides that if an employee fails to return from an FMLA leave of absence for less than 30 days, and for a reason other than the continuation, recurrence, or onset of a serious …
Individuals Not Held Liable By Lori Dorn Borden used the same definition of “employer” to extend liability to individual employees for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In other words, “If the thunder don’t get you then the lightning will”. ShareThis.
Substance Abuse Not a Serious Health Condition By Alayna Schroeder A recent Seventh Circuit case distinguishes substance abuse from treatment for substance abuse in determining whether an employee has a serious medical condition under the FMLA. In Darst v. Interstate Brands Corporation (available here) …
8 Meaningful Changes in Proposed FMLA Regs HR.BLR.com - USA We asked FMLA expert Frank Alvarez, a partner at Jackson Lewis and national coordinator of thefirm’s Disability, Leave and Health Management Group, …
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