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Today, we look at the recent United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit case of Graves v. Brandstar, Inc., No. 21-13469, 2023 WL 3316741 (11th Cir. May 9, 2023). Jessica Graves was an employee of the Florida-based Brandstar Studios, which provided...
Sometimes, no matter what you do; no matter what evidence you present; no matter what the law says – a judge is going to do whatever the judge wants to do. A good example of this proposition is found in the case of Edge v. TLW Energy Services, L.L.C., No. 22-50288,...
Like most employment law issues, the answer is: it depends on the circumstances. The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for specific family and medical reasons. While an employee is on FMLA...
The recent case of Bradley v. Dhybrid Systems, LLC, No. 21-4047, 2023 WL 1978683, at *1 (10th Cir. Feb. 14, 2023) provides a cautionary tale to both employers and employees regarding how to properly handle employment law claims and what can happen if you play games....
Haley Hrdlicka was employed by General Motors for over 30 years. For the vast majority of that time, she worked in GM’s Sculpting Department. In 1998, GM provided her an eight-month leave of absence after the birth of her first child; and then in 2001, Hrdlicka was...
As our employment discrimination lawyers have blogged about, complaints of discrimination and/or harassment will not likely save a bad employee from being fired. Today, we look at the recent United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit case Corkrean v. Drake...
Well, COVID refuses to go away. So, today, our employment discrimination lawyers review the recent United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio decision in Bibb v. Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, No. 21-CV-2235, 2022 WL 16793334...
What is the FMLA and how do I use it? The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) is a federal law that gives eligible employees of covered employers the ability to take 12 weeks of job-protected, albeit unpaid leave for serious personal or family medical reasons. To...
There are a lot of factors that you should consider when selecting an employee’s rights attorney to represent you in your employment discrimination, wrongful termination, or sexual harassment claims against your employer. Our employment law attorneys have discussed...
Finding a new job can be hard. It may become impossible if your last job is badmouthing you to your potential new employers during reference checks. There are several things that you need to consider when you think that your prior employer is sabotaging you by giving...