JD Supra

Request for "FMLA leave" is protected activity, court says

Even if the employee doesn't qualify. Picture this. You ask your boss whether you can take leave under the FMLA. Your boss asks why you want the leave, and you say your cat is sick.* It's your ...
Purdue University

Operating Procedures for FMLA Leaves

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...
JD Supra

Court Decision Raises FMLA Retaliation Standard: 3 Ways You Can Avoid Violations When Employees Request Leave

A federal appeals court recently raised the bar for employees who want to bring retaliation claims after they request Family and Medical Leave Act leave – but this doesn’t mean that employers should ...
HR Dive

Employee who seemingly told work he would misuse FMLA leave still gets jury trial

The decision shows just how thoroughly a court may scrutinize an employer’s handling of intermittent Family and Medical Leave ...
HR Dive

Discouraging employees from taking leave can violate the FMLA, 7th Cir. says

An employer may violate the Family and Medical Leave Act if it discourages an employee from requesting FMLA leave even if it doesn’t actually deny the request, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...