JD Supra

Employers Must Tread Carefully In FMLA Request Discussions To Avoid FMLA Interference Claims

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees essentially two paths to bring lawsuits for alleged FMLA violations: retaliation claims and interference claims. Employers are ...
JD Supra

Employee's Failure to Provide FMLA Medical Certification Does Not Preclude Later Leave Request

What should a Human Resources Department do in the following circumstance? An employee requests family and medical leave to care for a child with a serious health condition and is provided DOL forms, ...
Law

Employee's Failure to Submit FMLA Forms Leads to Termination for Absences

When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or when she seeks a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the critical component for success is the ...
Purdue University

Human Resources announces new process for requesting FMLA, PPL for Purdue, Purdue Global, PARI employees

Human Resources is offering a new and more efficient way for Purdue employees (including graduate staff), as well as Purdue Global and Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) employees, to request ...
Brandeis University

Medical and Family Leave Programs

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, ...
Brandeis University

Family and Medical Leave Act

In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), it is the policy of the university to grant up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave (FMLA leave) to eligible employees during any ...