Supporting the Sandwich Generation: FMLA, ADA & Employer Strategies
5 Frequently Asked Questions about the ADA and FMLA - Constangy Clips Episode 18
Joint Employment, Misclassification, I-9s, and Web Accessibility: New Rules and Rulings Reshape Employer Risk - Employment Law This Week®
No Undue Hardship Exception to Intermittent FMLA: What’s the Tea in L&E?
4 Considerations for Handling Pregnancy Accommodations - Constangy Clips Episode 17
Calculating and Tracking FMLA Leave Including Travel to Medical Appointments
FMLA and Travel Time: What the New DOL Guidance Means for Employers: What's the Tea in L&E?
Effective Management During Employee Leave
FMLA and FLSA Compliance in 2026—New DOL Opinion Letters and Emerging Risks - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
The Jolly Roger Meets the Jobsite: A Workers' Compensation Voyage — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Teamwork Under Pressure: Workplace Leadership Lessons From Saving Private Ryan — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 3: Best Practices for Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave
Illness, Disability, and Workplace Performance: A Guide for Employers
New FLSA Notice Standard, DOL’s PAID Program, Axed Wage and Hour Penalties - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
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
The Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act took effect June 1, 2026, and provides eligible employees with up to 20 days of unpaid, job-protected leave while a child of an employee is a patient in a neonatal...more
The simplest way to keep things straight is this: a leave of absence is the broad category for any authorized time away from work, and FMLA is one specific, federally protected type of leave that falls under that umbrella....more
In a noteworthy ruling from the District of Colorado, the Court awarded A&A Appliance, Inc. (“A&A”) a full award of attorneys’ fees, deeming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s claims “frivolous, unreasonable, and...more
Supreme Court Holds FAAA Does Not Preempt Negligent Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers - In Montgomery, v. Caribe Transport II LLC, 608 U. S. ___ (May 14, 2026), the Supreme Court addressed the scope of the safety...more
Governor Abigail Spanberger recently signed HB 1207 (the “Act”), establishing a new paid family and medical leave (PFML) insurance program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As a result, Virginia will become the 16th state to...more
Miller Johnson employment attorneys Rebecca Strauss and Sarah Willey discuss the growing workplace challenges created by employees who are caring for aging parents, often while still raising children themselves. As the...more
Virginia enacted significant changes to its employment laws in 2026, including new pay transparency requirements and a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Employers should begin preparing now to ensure compliance...more
Employers operating across multiple states increasingly face overlapping state and federal leave obligations. While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) establishes a federal baseline, a growing number of states have...more
Over the last several months, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has been quite active in pursuing rulemaking efforts to address regulations that had been changed or rescinded during the Biden Administration....more
Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Board of Health has unanimously approved seeking public comment on a proposal to expand Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave rules and to adopt paid parental leave obligations for employers....more
Almost every week, we hear from a client that an employee has complained that they have been subjected to a hostile work environment. Sometimes the complaint requests that the company take steps to resolve these concerns,...more
Like most good TV hospital dramas, The Pitt is not really about medicine. It is about pressure. The show captures what happens when employees are overextended, managers are operating in constant crisis mode, and...more
In the 2026 legislative session, Virginia enacted a sweeping insurance program that will require employers to offer employees paid family and medical leave (PFML). As a result, covered employees will be eligible to receive up...more
Even strong termination decisions can create litigation risk. Employers often assume that a legally defensible termination decision will not create a litigation risk. But that is not always the case. Even...more
If you are a parent (or plan to become one) you probably have (or will) try to teach your bouncing bundle(s) of joy, and sources of future anxiety, what you consider to be your pearls of wisdom for getting through life. ...more
When a key employee takes FMLA leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), staying in touch may feel necessary to keep business operations running. But what many employers underestimate is that liability...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule (Joint-Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has a new idea for an old question: who, exactly, is your boss? In a proposed rule unveiled on April 22, 2026, the DOL would set a single “joint-employer” test for the Fair Labor Standards...more
A $4.7 million jury verdict against Wayfair underscores the risks employers in Massachusetts face when handling employees’ return from paid leave....more
The ADA and FMLA often overlap, creating confusion and legal risk for employers. In this episode of Constangy Clips, associate attorney Kristin Titley answers five of the most common employer questions about leave,...more
Employers that rely on contractors, franchisees, or staffing agencies may soon get some additional guidance about when those arrangements could make them "joint employers" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and...more
The Labor Department’s recent proposed joint employer rule is welcome news for the PEO industry. That being said, you’ve received similar welcome news every other time the DOL went through this same exercise in the past, only...more
The Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (the “Act”) takes effect on June 1, 2026, making Illinois one of the first states in the country to require job-protected parental leave for employees with children who are...more
If your business has more than 16 employees in Illinois, a new law—the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act—requires you to provide additional job-protected leave for parents with a newborn or newly adopted child in the...more
On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer on claims of pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and various claims under...more