JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Issues Decision Addressing Employer Interference With FMLA Leave

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified that an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) by discouraging an employee from ...
JD Supra

[Webinar] FMLA Interference and Retaliation: Navigating the complex and seemingly contradictory waters of FMLA claims

Pietragallo attorney Mark Sottile will draw on his extensive employment law experience in Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s state and federal courts in this informative presentation on the Family Medical ...
HR Dive

SCOTUS won’t decide whether employer violated FMLA by discouraging leave

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t decide whether employers risk violating federal law if they discourage — but don’t outright deny — Family and Medical Leave Act leave, it said yesterday. The 7th U.S.
Law

What the FMLA Regulations Don't Tell Employers: Your Attendance or Sick Time Policies May Buy You a Lawsuit!

In Jackson v. Jernberg Industries, Inc., a judge in the Northern District of Illinois entered judgment against Jernberg Industries on a former employee's FMLA interference claim, despite evidence that ...
HR Dive

Atlanta worker was demoted because of conduct, not FMLA leave, 11th Circuit holds

Occasionally, employers discover an issue with a worker’s conduct while they are on FMLA leave and move to take an adverse action against them. In some cases, workers allege the issue is a pretext in ...
The National Law Review

Discouraging Discouragement: In Kemp v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the 2nd Circuit Finds FMLA Violation Without Outright Denial of Benefits

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