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FMLA plaintiff can sue in mixed motive case 

Published: August 27, 2009
Tags: Family Medical Leave Act, Mixed-motive

A plaintiff can sue under the Family Medical Leave Act for on an adverse employment action motivated by both the employee’s use of FMLA leave and other permissible factors, the 6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court.

Caregiver bias claims grow

By Sylvia Hsieh - Published: May 7, 2009
Tags: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, Family Medical Leave Act, Lilly Ledbetter Act, Title VII

An increasing number of discrimination claims are being brought by pregnant women, parents of young children or employees who are caring for a sick relative.

These “family responsibility discrimination” claims are an emerging trend in employment law.