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FMLA Requires Employers to Adjust Work Expectations

When we talk with employers about employees taking Family and Medical Leave Act leave, we sometimes get questions about the impact of the employee’s absence on the business. We in turn explain that the FMLA is an entitlement,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ninth Circuit Explains Standard for Willful Violation of Family and Medical Leave Act

The statute of limitations for bringing claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act is two years from the last alleged illegal act. However, this period is increased to three years in the event of a willful FMLA violation...more

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Sixth Circuit Gives Employers Roadmap for Dealing With FMLA Abuse

Of all the questions we receive from employers, those involving suspected abuse of intermittent family and medical leave remain among the most frustrating and difficult to address. While only a minority of employees on...more

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Eighth Circuit Says ADA Does Not Require Waiving Attendance Policy

Job-protected leave continues to be the most common accommodation requested by employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act. For employers, the question remains at what point does the amount of work missed end the...more

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