Can employees use FMLA leave to participate in clinical trials for their serious health conditions? Of course, they can—how is this even a q...

SEPTA fired Ephriam Rodriquez from his job as a bus driver for excessive absences. Rodriguez sued, claiming that the termination violated hi...

Do you remember the episode of The Office where Dwight stakes out Oscar's house to see if he's faking a medical condition and commi...

Latrice Crispell, a 23-year employee of FCA working as a floater on its truck assembly line, suffered from major depression and anxiety, whi...

"When used responsibly, AI has the potential to help improve compliance with the law. Without proper human supervision, however, these ...

According to Above the Law , however, one Biglaw firm recently reminded its employees that they need to check their daily emails while out o...

An employee uses Facebook Messenger to notify his supervisor of a medical absence, ignoring the company's policy that requires employees...

67 employees of CSX Transportation submitted a required internal form requesting medical leave. Those requests had four key problems: 1.) ea...

The 6th Circuit revived the FMLA retaliation claim of an attorney fired immediately after she requested unpaid leave to care for her two-yea...

In 2017, a series of personal adversities, including probation for an incident with a gun and an ex-girlfriend, cocaine use, and a DUI arres...

"Is there money owed to you for claims against third parties, whether or not you have filed a lawsuit or made a demand for payment, suc...

"You've taken serious amounts of FMLA … don't take any more FMLA. If you do so, you will be disciplined." That's what ...

The risks associated with Covid-19 aren't limited to the 625,000 Americans this virus has killed or the 2.3 million hospitalizations. On...

For the past couple of administrations, it's a presidential rite of passage—unveiling a plan to provide paid family and medical leave to...

The headline  reads, "Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no." Here's the ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic closing health-care-provider offices or severely limiting patient access, many have turned to telehealth to remot...

It’s been 12 days since I asked if coronavirus the thing that will finally make paid family and sick leave a national reality . Twelve day...

Among other qualifying reasons, the FMLA allows an eligible employee to take 12 weeks of annual unpaid leave to care for a family member w...

Yesterday, in response to my post about coronavirus and paid sick leave , a commenter on LinkedIn asked whether an employer can force a s...

Buddy Phillips injured his ribs while playing with his grandchildren. Over the next two weeks, he called his employer, United Trailers, to...