Employers brace for in-person investigations over family and medical leave 
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 9, 2013
Tags: Department of Labor, Diane Dawson, Disability Management Employer Coalition, DOL, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA
All in attendance sat up and took notice when midway through a three-day conference on employment compliance, a branch chief of the U.S. Department of Labor’s enforcement division said that the agency expects to increase on-site investigations into whether companies are complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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.
Nursing home administrator wins FMLA suit
Published: August 21, 2012
Tags: damages, FMLA, lost wages, wrongful termination
A nursing home administrator was awarded $253,340 in lost wages and damages after a U.S. District Court found she was fired in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act.
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.
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.
Plaintiffs face uphill battle for self-leave FMLA suits
By:
Correy E. Stephenson and Steve Lash
Published: March 27, 2012
Tags: family leave, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, self-care
State employees seeking to file suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act’s self-care provision face an unlikely future after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Last week, the Court issued a plurality decision in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals holding that Congress could not abrogate states’ sovereign
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FMLA rule changes would benefit military families
Published: February 10, 2012
Tags: Department of Labor, DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, military family leave
The Department of Labor has announced proposed revisions to regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act that would expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees.
