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McAfee & Taft

Care for parent leads to firing

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Can an employer terminate an employee out of a belief that the employee is too distracted from his job duties due to caring for a relative with a disability? That was the issue in the recent case, Kourimihelakis v. Hartford...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

ADAAA Expanded Ability of Parents to Take FMLA Leave for Disabled Adult Son or Daughter

Human resource professionals occasionally receive requests from employees to take FMLA leave to care for an adult son or daughter with an alleged serious health condition. Some of the most frequent requests involve FMLA time...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Rhode Island Laws Extend Paid Benefits to Caregivers

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On July 11, 2013, the Governor of Rhode Island signed a new bill into law which will expand the state's temporary disability insurance program to provide wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off to care for a...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Rhode Island Labor Law Changes Passed by Legislation

The Rhode Island Legislature finished a busy season on the labor law front, passing a number of new laws that await the Governor’s signature. Among the highlights...more

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