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Navigating Open-Ended Employee Leave Requests

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Employers regularly face legal challenges, many of which their employees create. Leave can be especially problematic for both employees and employers. Perhaps what causes employers the most tension is an unlimited leave of...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Third Circuit Holds Employee Not Protected by ADA Due to Incapacity to Work

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Is an employee on an extended leave of absence due to a long-term medical condition protected from employment termination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The answer depends on multiple factors, including whether...more

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EEOC Sues Grady Memorial Hospital for Disability Discrimination

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Atlanta Hospital Refused to Accommodate Employee’s Disability and then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, a public hospital in Atlanta, violated federal law by failing to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Continues to Vex Employers

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Admittedly, it is a tricky situation. An employee needs time off from work because of a medical issue. The employee is not eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), so the employer cannot call it...more

Fisher Phillips

How to Avoid An “Absolut” Disaster When Managing Worker Medical Restrictions

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When a medical or mental condition prevents an employee from working at full capacity, the situation can quickly become complicated for everyone, including the employee, human resources leaders, and well-intentioned...more

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Untangling Complex Leave Issues – Part I

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In the first episode of this two-part series, John Stretton and Rachel Mandel discuss the complexities surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the interplay between the...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Bakery Says Employee’s FMLA Claims Don’t Rise to the Occasion

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Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are required to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees with certain family or medical issues. These issues include attending to serious health conditions that make...more

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Must An Employer Grant a Request for Indefinite Leave?

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What do you do when an employee wants leave for a medical condition, but has already exhausted or is not eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act? Tread carefully....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Employer Must Prove Indefinite Leave Is Undue Hardship Under NYCHRL, Says New York’s Highest Court

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Can an employee state a claim for a disability discrimination termination when he advises his employer that his return to work date "is indeterminate at this time" and the employer, without further discussion with the...more

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Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

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Company Now Known as RockTenn CP, LLC Fired Employee Because of His Disability, Federal Agency Charges - FLORENCE, S.C. - RockTenn CP, LLC formerly known as Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, discriminated against an...more

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