Employee Leave
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Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Bias Lawsuit
The settlement resolves a 2008 lawsuit filed against the Little Rock, Arkansas-based retailer for allegedly using a longstanding national policy and practice of requiring all employees to disclose personal and confidential medical information to obtain sick leave, the EEOC said in a statement Dec.
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Study: Disability Claims After Intermittent FMLA Indicate That Caregivers Are Finding It Hard to Cope
New data from Reed Group show that employees who go on Family and Medical Leave Act and then return to work are three times more likely to need additional time off – for themselves.
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Four Times More Public Waste Workers Get Hurt, Sick Than Private
An average of 4,017 public collection workers missed at least one day of work annually between 2008 and 2010. That compares with an annual average of 1,070 collection workers in the private sector.
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'Honest Suspicion' of FMLA Abuse is Justification for Firing: Court
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said in its ruling in Daryl Scruggs vs. Carrier Corp., that inconsistent documentation provided by Scruggs was enough to justify his termination.
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Cop Who Shot, Killed Suspect Ineligible for Workers' Comp
Brandon Bentley was treated for anxiety and depression after the shooting, and a psychiatrist and psychologist deemed him unable to work. He filed for workers' comp benefits in March 2010.
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Lactation Discrimination Is not Sex Discrimination: Judge
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to say discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII, according to the EEOC.
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Amendments to FMLA's Military Leave Provisions Proposed
The Labor Department said the proposal released Jan. 30 implements amendments to the military leave provisions of the FMLA made by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010.
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Designer Can Sue Firm for Tapping Social Media Accounts While She was Injured
The woman alleges the accounts were accessed while she was recovering from a brain injury she sustained after being hit by a car while running an errand for work.
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Ailing Economy Hurts Return-to-Work Efforts for Injured Employees: Analysis
The Workers Compensation Research Institute studied workers' compensation procedures and outcomes in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which were deemed to have faster and higher return-to-work rates than other states.
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Half of Working Women Who Gave Birth did not Receive Paid Maternity Leave: Census
Two-thirds of women who were given maternity leave were able to return to work within a year of their first pregnancy, according to the U.S. Census Bureau in Washington.
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Successor Liability Under Family and Medical Leave Act
An individual who has worked for an employer for less than 12 months may still be eligible for FMLA protection if that company is considered a successor in interest to the employee's former employer and the employee's combined length of service for both employers is 12 months or more.
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No Preferential Treatment for Maternity Leave
Employers should consider employee rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and applicable state law.
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Domestic Partners and FMLA Leave
On June 22, the Department of Labor issued Administrator's Interpretation No. 2010-3, clarifying whether parents who have no biological or legal relationship with a child may still be eligible to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for him or her.
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Department of Labor to Conduct FMLA Study
The most recent survey, released in 2007, estimated that 8 to 17.1 percent of employees took FMLA leave in 2005.
