Virginia Employment Law BlogA recent 7th Circuit case has further defined
what constitutes a right under the FMLA.
Carris James, an employee of the Chicago Hyatt Regency, injured his eye
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Thursday Links
Here are a few links to some interesting employment law
articles. I’ve also posted another link to some additional information from the
Department of Labor’s recent guidance regarding how the Family and Medical
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New DOL Guidance on Using FMLA Leave to Care for an Adult Child
The Department of Labor recently issued a new administrative
interpretation regarding how the Family and Medical Leave Act is interpreted to
allow an employee to care for an adult child. Ordinarily, an employee is
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FMLA Information and more analysis of Social Media and Discovery
The FMLA Insights blog has an interesting post about FMLA
leave during the holiday season. The post lays out a hypothetical scenario
where an employee requests vacation leave, has the request denied, and then
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Employment Law Roundup
Here are some quick summaries of a few interesting
employment law developments from the past week.
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New Case Broadens FMLA
A new federal case has upheld the right of an employee to
take FMLA leave to care for a parent who is on a recreational trip. The case
represents a significant broadening of FMLA leave, and represents one of the
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Employees on FMLA Leave Should Avoid Abusing Leave
In an addition to our recent FMLA posts, I wanted to
highlight a recent article by the Employer Handbook that demonstrates how
employees on FMLA leave need to be careful about what they put on the internet.
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FMLA Leave Applies to Fathers Too
A recent lawsuit highlights that FMLA leave should be
provided to working fathers as well as mothers. In the case, Ariel Ayanna sued
his employer, the law firm Dechert LLP, after they terminated him when he took
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Employment Law Issues in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
I hope everyone has managed to stay safe and as dry as
possible over the past few days. With Hurricane Sandy starting to move out of
the region Tuesday evening, I wanted to post about a few issues employers and
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What Length of Leave is required under the ADA?
In a continuation of a recent post that analyzed what constitutes
a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans With Disabilities Act, this
post summarizes a great article by the FMLA Insights blog that looks into the