FedEx didn’t violate employee’s FMLA rights 
Published: January 14, 2013
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA
FedEx didn’t violate the Family and Medical Leave Act when it suspended and terminated a courier upon her return from medical leave, the 4th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Employers push back on FMLA abuse with “honest suspicion”
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 4, 2012
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, honest belief defense, honest suspicion defense
In an effort to root out employee abuse of Family and Medical Leave Act violations, employers are increasingly relying upon the “honest suspicion” defense – and winning.
Led by several decisions from the 7th Circuit, courts are holding that employers who terminate workers suspected of exploiting their time off do not violate the FMLA if they have an “honest suspicion” or “honest belief” the leave was being abused.
Teacher can sue for retaliatory denial of tenure
Published: August 15, 2012
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, retaliation, tenure
A public high school teacher could proceed with a Family and Medical Leave Act lawsuit based on an allegation that he was denied tenure in retaliation for taking protected leave, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Employee specific enough to trigger FMLA rights
Published: August 9, 2012
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, retaliation
An employee provided her supervisors with sufficient information of a family emergency for the purpose of pursuing claims for interference and retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
‘Treatment’ a prerequisite for FMLA suit
Published: July 2, 2012
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, family leave, FMLA
An employer who did not receive actual medical treatment when he missed four hours of a work shift could not sue for interference with his rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
State immune from FMLA claim for damages
Published: June 4, 2012
Tags: Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, Eleventh Amendment, Family and Medical Leave Act, sovereign immunity
A state employer was immune from a claim for damages under the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a $165,000 jury verdict.
Termination for disability fraud didn’t violate FMLA
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: disability benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, fraud, retaliation
An employer didn’t violate federal medical leave law when it fired an employee after concluding that he was fraudulently receiving disability benefits, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Employee’s FMLA claim barred by estoppel
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: disability benefits, estoppel, Family and Medical Leave Act
An employee who suffered a stroke was judicially estopped from claiming that he was able to return to work for purposes of pursuing a lawsuit under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Published: March 20, 2012
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act
A state employee who was denied leave for his own sickness cannot sue the state for violating the Family and Medical Leave Act.
States immune from lawsuits over sick time, SCOTUS rules
Published: March 20, 2012
Tags: Eleventh Amendment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Supreme Court
A state employee who was denied leave for his own sickness cannot sue the state for violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.
