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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees who work for covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave in a defined 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. Eligible employees are entitled to 12 workweeks of leave in a...
There are many times that employees want to quit and think that they will have a legal claim against the employer when they do. But, our employment attorneys strongly recommend consulting an attorney before taking any action, especially since we offer free initial...
In yet another example of why the attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm advise our clients not to post on social media websites during the pendency of their lawsuits, a federal district court in Michigan upheld a hospital’s termination of an employee who posted...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was enacted to provide employees with unpaid leave from work in order to address and/or treat serious health conditions suffered by themselves or a close family member, so it follows logically that, if you need to use FMLA...
One of the worst arguments that our employment lawyers hear from employer-side attorneys is as follows: “Because there is not enough evidence to support a sexually hostile work environment, all the claims go away, even the retaliation claims.” Or, something like:...
As our employment law attorneys have repeatedly blogged about, the definition of “disability” greatly expanded beyond that previously allowed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) when President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments...
One of our employment law attorneys was recently asked this question. Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the answer is typically yes. If an employer lets other employees schedule time off in one hour increments to come in late or leave early, then the...
Let me start of by saying that I think highly of many employment defense attorneys. (Heck, I used to be one in a former life.) Many are honest. Many have their clients’ best interest at heart. However, the reality is that defense attorneys are slaves to the billable...
Most individuals do not need to speak with an employment attorney to know that, under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), qualifying employees can take up to twelve weeks of unpaid medical leave during a one year period to treat a serious medical condition...
When an employer is found liable for failure to pay his or her employees minimum wages or overtime compensation, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandates the imposition of liquidated damages on the employer. This means that the plaintiff’s award of back-pay is...