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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Medical Leave Employee Rights

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Reduce Your Risk of Employment Claims in 2023 - Tips #3 and #4

This is the second installment in our series, 10 Tips to Reduce Risk of Employment Claims in 2023. Each tip will discuss an issue our Labor & Employment Practice saw last year, along with suggested action steps that employers...more

Venable LLP

What Is Reasonable? Handling Employee Requests for an Extended Leave of Absence

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Assessing extended leave requests can be one of the most difficult and challenging issues employers face. While many employers are sympathetic to an employee's challenging health issues, a desire to help employees must be...more

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EEOC Sues Grady Memorial Hospital for Disability Discrimination

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

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

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Untangling Complex Leave Issues – Part I

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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Must An Employer Grant a Request for Indefinite Leave?

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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