Kristin Case April 26, 2018 Blog, Uncategorized 0
Employees are often wrong about the FMLA.
As employment lawyers we often talk with people (clients, friends and family alike) that think the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) does things for them that it doesn’t. Employment lawyers on both sides of bar agree that the Act can be one of the most nuanced and confusing employment statutes out there. …
Ron Johnson October 4, 2015 0
During the course of your employment, your salary is not the only important compensation that you receive.
Your compensation package will often include health insurance, life insurance, pensions, profit sharing agreements, 401Ks, and disability plans. These “benefits” are designed to enhance the employment experience. After separation of employment, employees are entitled to …
Kate Hillegass June 18, 2015 Firm Victories 0
The Case Law Firm recently received an order denying summary judgment in a lawsuit filed against an educational institution alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), as well as a common law claim for the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The district court correctly ruled that 1) the employee’s request for …
Kendra Kutko February 17, 2014 Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employment Law 0
7th Circuit Interprets “Caring for a Parent” to Include Last Wish Trip to Las Vegas
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) affords eligible employees the right to take twelve work weeks of leave “[i]n order to care for the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, son, daughter, or parent has a serious health …
Kendra Kutko July 1, 2013 Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employment Law 0
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act:Implications for Gay Spouses under the Family Medical Leave Act
Last Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in the landmark 5-4 decision of United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) as unconstitutional. Signed into law in September 1996, DOMA defined marriage as …
Kristin Case February 22, 2023 FMLA, Uncategorized 0
We’ve been busy lately working on several cases in litigation including a workplace defamation case in which we just received a favorable decision! That’s the good news. The bad news is that this weekly review missed a couple of weeks. But let’s not dwell on that and instead let’s catchup!
Happy Birthday FMLA!
First, on February 5 one of my favorite …
Jamie DeWitt October 18, 2021 Coronavirus, Employee Rights 0
Chicago Passes COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Ordinance
When COVID first hit, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”). The FFCRA provided all kinds of protections for employees, including paid and protected leave for those diagnosed, quarantining and/or caring for someone diagnosed or quarantining for COVID. Unfortunately, the FFCRA expired in December of 2020 and Congress did not bother to …
Kristin Case April 7, 2020 Coronavirus 4
We’ve received lots of questions from employees about the coronavirus and their rights under the new Coronavirus Response Act. To say that things are murky right now would be an understatement. It’s no wonder employees are confused. Below are some answers to common questions:
Q: Can my employer force me to come into the workplace?
A: It depends. If you work in …
Kristin Case March 23, 2020 Uncategorized 0
Congress passes Coronavirus Response Act to help employees weather this storm.
In addition to changing the way we work, the coronavirus has also created tension and unease (to put it mildly) for employees and business owners everywhere. The fact that we are all in this together does little to ease the mind of an employee worrying about losing her job or …
Kate Sedey September 15, 2017 Family Medical Leave Act Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate 0
Given the horrible decision we reported on a couple of weeks ago, in which a district court shockingly ruled that termination because of menstruation was not unlawful discrimination, we thought it would be nice to report on a court that is getting things right. A little antidote to the negative on this sunny Friday morning. Specifically, the 11th Circuit Court …