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Articles Discussing FMLA Interference Claims.

Seventh Circuit: Actual Denial of FMLA Benefits Is Not an Element of FMLA Interference

June 16, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: FMLA Interference

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not require actual denial of FMLA leave to find liability based on interference with FMLA rights.

FMLA Interference: Court Finds Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss to Be Premature

December 1, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: FMLA Interference

In Smith v. School Board for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, et al., No. 2:21-cv-138 (November 5, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia refused to grant a motion to dismiss to the Norfolk School Board and individual defendants, finding that discovery was necessary to determine

‘No Harm, No Foul,’ Says the Seventh Circuit in an FMLA Interference Case

February 26, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: FMLA Interference

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment on behalf of an employer that was sued in an interference claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

FMLA Interference and Discrimination Claims Survive Despite FMLA Ineligibility

January 2, 2019 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: FMLA Interference

A federal district court in Wisconsin analyzed whether an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference and discrimination claims may exist if the employee was ineligible for FMLA leave at the time the leave request was made.

Failing to Return Employee’s Phone Calls May Be FMLA Retaliation

September 28, 2011 | Littler Filed Under: FMLA Interference

Littler

During a webinar I conducted last month with the EEOC’s John Hendrickson regarding “leave” as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, I pleaded with, begged, cajoled employers to maintain regular contact with an employee while he or she is on FMLA leave. Here is another reason to heed this advice – failing to do so may increase your risk of an FMLA retaliation claim.

Did Weekly Calls To Employee Interfere With FMLA?

February 16, 2011 | Littler Filed Under: FMLA Interference

Littler

That is the question a federal district court in Arkansas recently held would have to be resolved by a jury, and one that should concern any employer seeking to control the abuse of FMLA leave. Terwilliger v Howard Mem Hosp.pdf

Supervisor’s Statements May Entitle Employee To FMLA.

August 31, 2010 | Littler Filed Under: FMLA Interference

Littler

To establish a claim of interference with rights under the FMLA, an employee must ordinarily demonstrate that he or she was entitled to FMLA leave. However, a recent decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that by affirmatively telling an employee that her leave is protected by the FMLA, an employer may waive its right to contest the employee’s entitlement to leave.

Cleaning Up Mom’s Flooded Basement Not Protected by FMLA.

July 20, 2010 | Littler Filed Under: FMLA Interference

Littler

For employers, it pays to listen closely to the reason for which an employee requests time off, since the reason may not always be covered by the FMLA. Kind of like occasions when the employee tells you he needs time off to clean his mother’s flooded basement.

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