Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court: Multiple jobs with single employer- FMLA-eligible
Gary Community School Corp v Powell, ___N.W.2d___(Indiana May 19, 2009), is an interesting FMLA case coming out of the Indiana Supreme Court...

Estoppel did not bar employer from raising FMLA non-eligibility defense
Dobrowski v Jay Dee Contractors, Inc, ____F.3d___(6th Cir. July 8, 2009), is an important FMLA case to be aware of...

Checking In On Child Not FMLA Protected
Brehmer v. Xcel, ___F. Supp. 2d___ (D. Min. Aug. 4, 2008) is an important FMLA lower court decision...

5th Rejects Association Claim Under FMLA
Eisensohn v. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, ___F.3d___( 5th Cir. June 6, 2008) is an important case...

Employee's alteration of FMLA application results in denial of leave
Smith v The Hope School,___F.3d___(7th Cir. March 30, 2009), is an important FMLA case to be aware of...

Employer?s FMLA notice requirements can be enforced as long as practicable
On May 5, the DOL?s Wage and Hour Division released an opinion letter (FMLA2009-1-A) on employee notification procedures under the FMLA related to employer attendance and no call/no show policies...

Congress Adds FMLA Rights
In somewhat of a surprise move, on December 14, 2007, Congress amended the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add two additional reasons for applying for FMLA leave...

7th holds employee was 1.2 hours shy of FMLA eligibility
Pirant v US Postal Service___F.3d___(7th Cir. Sept. 4, 2008) reviews the eligibility requirements of the FMLA...

New FMLA Poster Containing Military Leave Amendments
The Department of Labor has available a poster reflecting the recent changes to the law affecting military personnel...

Blawg of the Day -- FMLA Blog
Those lawyers at Fox Rothschild sure are prolific bloggers -- one of their latest is the FMLA Blog, which provides information on the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 and how it affects your human resources...

New FMLA Poster Issued
The US Department of Labor has issued a ervised FMLA poster incorporating the new regulatory changes...

Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...

If I take vacation time immediately after using all my Family Medical Leave (FMLA) days, can I be fired?
Generally, only the FMLA-related leave is "protected"....