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Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?
Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?

What Do You Think? Chattanooga, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer must work with an employee to identify possible accommodations once that worker requests an accommodation under the ADA. But what if the employee merely asks […]
Did Coworkers’ Calls, ‘Off-Boarding’ During FMLA Leave Constitute Interference?
Did Coworkers’ Calls, ‘Off-Boarding’ During FMLA Leave Constitute Interference?

What Do You Think? Hamilton, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Most FMLA interference claims involve actions an employer takes while the employee tries to obtain medical leave. But what a company does during leave can also constitute […]
Did Citing ‘Disabilities’ Enable Employee to Sue for FMLA Interference?
Did Citing ‘Disabilities’ Enable Employee to Sue for FMLA Interference?

What Do You Think? Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee needs to point to a serious health condition to bring an FMLA interference claim. One case addresses the question of whether merely alleging that he […]
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?

What Do You Think? Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- FMLA retaliation lawsuits often come down to whether the employee can poke holes in an employer’s stated valid reason for firing (or taking other negative action) against […]
Does Supervisor’s ‘Weirdness’ Show Nurse Lost Job Because of FMLA Leave?
Does Supervisor’s ‘Weirdness’ Show Nurse Lost Job Because of FMLA Leave?

What Do You Think? Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee sues for FMLA retaliation, one of the biggest hurdles she must clear is showing that her exercise of FMLA rights caused her employer to […]
Could Flight Attendant who Landed in Rehab Get FMLA Interference Claim off the Ground?
Could Flight Attendant who Landed in Rehab Get FMLA Interference Claim off the Ground?

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The FMLA affords employees who take medical leave the right to reinstatement once they return from leave. A case involving a United flight attendant who sent ill-considered […]
Was Firing Mechanic Promptly after Mental Health Diagnosis FMLA Interference?
Was Firing Mechanic Promptly after Mental Health Diagnosis FMLA Interference?

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Did FMLA Require Trucker to Turn in Medical Records to Get Back Behind the Wheel?
Did FMLA Require Trucker to Turn in Medical Records to Get Back Behind the Wheel?

What Do You Think? Lima, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers are entitled to require a fitness-for-duty certification from a doctor before reinstating an employee who is on FMLA leave. But can they go beyond that by […]