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As recently reaffirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, neutral application of a policy to prorate incentive compensation contributions during leaves of absence does not unlawfully interfere with an employee’s rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  In Clemens v. Moody’s Analytics, Inc., Plaintiff contended that he was…

Workplace law changes constantly. Employers and EPL carriers need to keep up with expanding risks, changing legal obligations, reason-defying jury verdicts, the #MeToo movement, and a record number of threatened and asserted claims associated with these changes. Our 2019 EPLI Trends Report gives an overview of the related risks and exposures employers and, by extension, …

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has just issued an Opinion Letter concluding that organ-donation surgery can qualify as a “serious health condition” under the FMLA.  Specifically, the Opinion Letter affirmatively answered whether an employee may use FMLA leave for post-operative treatment where the employee donates an organ, even when the donor is in…

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently denied a Hospital’s motion to dismiss a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) retaliation claim by a senior officer because of the close time proximity between a protest of alleged discriminatory treatment of a co-worker and the protester’s own discharge.  Lott v. Not-For-Profit Hospital…

In Everson v. SCI Tennessee Funeral Services, LLC., the federal court granted summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s FMLA claims because the worker  failed to follow Defendant’s FMLA notice requirements when requesting leave.  As discussed below, Plaintiff’s ADA claim also was dismissed.

In this lawsuit,  Plaintiff alleged, among other things, that Defendant retaliated against him for…

In Knight v. Barry Callebaut USA Service Company, Inc., the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought by a terminated employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).  During the work day, the…

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing wrongful termination claims. Cruz v. Wyckoff Heights Med. Ctr., No. 13 Civ. 8355 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 23, 2016).  In Cruz,  plaintiff used intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) for ulcerative…

Too often weak claims of employment discrimination gain strength when employers fail to properly document and support with documentation the legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for an employee’s termination.  While the burden of proof never leaves the claimant, and there is no explicit legal obligation to document the basis for personnel decisions, jurors may develop a negative …