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Fifth Circuit Finds That Employee Failed to Provide Adequate Notice of Needing FMLA Leave

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On March 19, 2024, in Cerda v. Blue Cube Operations, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment for an employer, finding that the employee’s acts of informing...more

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Understanding the Employee’s FMLA Notice Duties: Key Takeaways from Recent Legal Ruling

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Imagine you are a busy HR manager or business owner approached in the hall by employee Beth while you are between meetings. Beth briefly mentions a need for “possibly getting FMLA for my dad.” You nod at Beth and go on to...more

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Notice Requirements Under the FMLA: Federal Court Reinforces Employees’ Obligations to Follow Established Notification Procedures

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On June 17, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued an opinion and order in Munger v. Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc., addressing an employee’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...more

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4th Circuit Bounces Bank's Request to Dismiss Manager's FMLA Case

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In a relatively recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (whose rulings apply to all South Carolina employers) found that an employer's faulty notice to an employee about his rights under the Family and...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Failure to Advise Employee of Leave Reinstatement Interfered with FMLA Rights

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2002 Ragsdale decision rejected Department of Labor regulations stating that failure to provide employees with notice of leave rights was a per se violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act....more

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Employers: Send Your FMLA-Related Notices via Certified Mail

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Send your Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) notices to employees via certified mail or risk having your summary judgment motion denied—that’s the message from U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Lupyan v. Corinthian...more

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