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Employer Liability Issues Hiring & Firing In Loco Parentis

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Sixth Circuit Expands FMLA to Include Care for Sibling When Employee Acts in Parental Role

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides unpaid job-protected leave for a qualified employee to care for a spouse, parent, or child with a serious health condition. This means that FMLA protections do not extend to employee...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Modern Families: The Sixth Circuit’s Decision Regarding In Loco Parentis Relationships for Adult Siblings and FMLA Claims

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a significant decision regarding the interpretation of the mysterious “in loco parentis” relationships under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Chapman v. Brentlinger...more

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