Crafting Effective Flexible Leave Policies for Employers
Navigating Employee Leave and Reasonable Accommodation Requests Under the FMLA, ADA, and PWFA
Managing Employee Leave Under the FMLA and ADA
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Backs Employer’s Denial of FMLA Leave
#WorkforceWednesday: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect, EEO-1 Report Filing Start Date Pushed Back, DOL Clarifies FMLA Leave for Paid Holidays - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: California Employment News - Department of Labor Guidance on Telework
California Employment News: Department of Labor Guidance on Telework
#WorkforceWednesday: Federal Focus on Mental Health, FTC and Noncompetes, Gig Work Risks for Hospitals - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers
Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Employment Law Under the Biden Administration
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday: CDC Permits Shortened Quarantine Periods, CAL/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations, NY Amends WARN Act - Employment Law This Week®
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
#WorkforceWednesday: CDC Reversals, New FMLA Forms, Tracking Unscheduled Work - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now IV-77- Breaking: Federal Judge Invalidates Portions of the DOL’s FFCRA Regulations
How School Reopening Plans May Affect Paid Leave for Working Parents and Employers by Judy Garner
The Friday and Monday Leave Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA, Part 2
A recent May 2025 opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit warns employers that they may not be able to rely strictly on a health care provider’s certification under the Family and Medical Leave Act...more
Take note, employers: if your decision to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability is solely based on necessity, you may be inviting unnecessary legal exposure. ...more
Changing an employee's job description during business restructuring can be tricky, especially when balancing business needs with legal requirements. Can human resource managers change an employee’s job description to align...more
In Chapman v. Brentlinger Enterprises, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Sixth Circuit”) expanded the scope of family relationships covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), ruling that...more
The Family Medical Leave Act (the “FMLA”) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take 12 (and in some cases related to military service, 26) weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical...more
Happy Holidays and welcome to our year-end issue of SuperVision. In this edition, we are pleased to bring you the “Top Five” biggest labor and employment issues that will impact employers for the coming year along with...more
On October 11, 2024, in the matter of Ephriam Rodriquez v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the legal standards for establishing a “serious health...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL Tip Credit Rule...more
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – a federal law that provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees for their own serious health condition or a family member’s serious health condition – can present tricky situations...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently weighed in on the circuit-splitting debate over the proper causation standard for Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) retaliation claims. In a win for employers,...more
2023 has brought many updates and changes to the legal landscape. Our blog posts have covered many of them, but you may not remember (or care to remember) them. Before moving on to 2024, let’s take a moment to review our top...more
In Marino v. CVS Health, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found defendant CVS Health’s “arbitration of workplace legal disputes policy” and related arbitration agreement compelled arbitration of...more
If your company is named in a new lawsuit or receives a EEOC charge, part of your review process should include checking to see if the filing complainant or plaintiff has a pending bankruptcy action. If so, the next step is...more
On January 25, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that an employee’s notice of need for leave, regardless of whether the employee was ultimately entitled to the leave, was protected conduct...more
Do you have a “no fault” attendance policy or some other way in which employees get points for absences? If so, be careful. A recent Eleventh Circuit matter, EEOC v. Eberspaecher North America, Inc. suggests that the Equal...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month. ...more
We can’t pass up the opportunity to encourage you to stay off the naughty list by telling you about this Eighth Circuit case offering guidance on working with your employees who request ADA accommodations. In Joseph Mobley v....more
In Roberts v. Gestamp West Virginia, LLC, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina—held that when an employer allows an employee to use an informal...more
There has never been a better time for employers to train managers on the basics of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights and appropriate responses to FMLA requests. Believe it or not, FMLA rights can be violated even if...more
Once an employee requests an accommodation, the employer has a duty to engage in an “interactive process” to try to determine whether the employer can accommodate the employee’s disability...more
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (WVSCA) issued a new ruling in Fairmont Tool Inc. v. Opyoke, clarifying an employee’s burden of proof to sustain an interference claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...more
Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more
This recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that plaintiffs claiming discrimination based on transgender status are subject to the same pleading and evidentiary requirements as other discrimination...more