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 ...

On April 29, 2024, in McBeath v. City of Indianapolis, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Indianapolis on a plaintiff’s ...

An employee’s request for disability leave until “September or October” wasn’t specific enough to render the time off a reasonable accommodation, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday ...

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 ...

Brandeis has developed a set of comprehensive family and medical leave benefits that best support employees and their families. Employees may be able to continue to receive pay during an FMLA leave, ...

Employers invite legal risk when they make termination decisions involving employees who are caregivers for people with disabilities or who either have taken or are in the process of taking protected ...

I wrote last year about the case of Dillion v. Maryland Nat'l Capital Park and Planning Commission, where an employer was deeply skeptical of an employee's request for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ...

Employee Relations and the Office of Faculty Affairs have roles to play in addressing faculty leave. Different policies apply to the various faculty job classes. Please visit the following website for ...