Reasonable Accommodation, FMLA, Medical Leave

To Terminate or Not to Terminate. . . That is the Question

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 3/26/2013

The Facts – “What Happened?”: The plaintiff, Ms. Mocic, worked as an EMT for the employer/defendant (SCEMS) for almost four years. She became pregnant in 2009. She requested and was granted an apparently uneventful...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - March 2013

by Allen M. Kato, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/14/2013

In This Issue: - Feature Articles: - California Court Of Appeal Significantly Expands Pregnancy Leave Rights - New York Employer's Flex-time Policy Precluded Holding Employee Accountable For Tardiness...more

Pregnancy Disability Leave – Sanchez v. Swissport

by William Gutierrez | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 3/11/2013

A California appellate court has given employers yet another reason for caution in their handling of employees on pregnancy disability leave. In Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., B237761 (Feb. 21, 2013), the Second District Court...more

Lost in Translation: California's New Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations and Their New, Contradictory Obligations

by Michelle Barrett | Littler on 1/7/2013

In regulations that became effective December 30, 2012, California employers received additional guidance on how to handle leaves of absence for employees disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition....more

Denial Of Access To Donated Sick Leave Program Is Not A Failure To Accommodate, New Jersey Appellate Division Holds

by Mark Diana, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/14/2012

In Queen v. City of Bridgeton, the Appellate Division held that an employer with no legal duty to provide paid leave does not violate the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) for denying an employee’s request for the...more

New California Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) Regulations Adopted

by Sabrina L. Shadi | BakerHostetler on 12/11/2012

BakerHostetler's Employment and Labor Group would like to bring to your attention the following recent changes to the California Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) Regulations affecting employer obligations and...more

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