Often when an employee exercises rights under federal or Michigan laws, any subsequent discipline becomes the first domino in a subsequent retaliation claim. But a recent appeal from a Michigan federal district court shows that does not have to be.
Specifically, in Groening v. Glen Lake Cmty. Schools, the plaintiff, a school superintendent, claimed that
On October 28, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) gave notice that it is seeking comments from employers and employees about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The notice is available here Federal Register.
The comments will be used to develop and administer two surveys in 2017 and 2018. According to the DOL,
Detroit’s Greektown casino was sued on October 3, 2016, by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a reasonable accommodation to and then firing an employee because of his disability.
The former employee, Michael Lepine, was a pit manager for Greektown Casino. The lawsuit
An employer’s defense to a lawsuit brought under the Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA) was derailed after a judge agreed there was enough evidence for a jury to find that the employer investigated an employee’s work performance to find a “legitimate” reason to fire him after that employee requested leave.
The case, Lankford v.
We previously discussed the Department of Labor’s final rule that extended Family and Medical Leave Act protections to same-sex married couples. That rule was to apply regardless of the couple’s state of residence. But same-sex couples in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Nebraska will have to wait to enjoy the same benefits provided to heterosexual
On
February 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule revising the regulatory definition of spouse under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) so that eligible employees in legal same-sex marriages will be able to take FMLA leave to care for their spouse or family member, regardless of where they live.
This past week Metro Detroit was hit with a record rainstorm. After it was all said and done, many of the area freeways and streets were literally underwater and homes and basements were flooded with water and sewage.
It was also days before some of the affected
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s acting Deputy Administrator issued an Administrator’s Interpretation (2013-1) that is intended to clarify a question employers and employees had under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and involving an employee seeking leave to care for an adult son or daughter with a disability.
Specifically, under the January
Companies understandably find employment law to be simultaneously chaotic, complicated, and confusing. And this state of affair certainly applies to the Family Medical Leave Act, (FMLA). This is especially true when it comes to the two distinct type of claims that may be brought under the FMLA and the consequences each type of FMLA claim
It is never easy being an employer when it comes to issues at the intersection of employees and medical issues. But at least many of these issues are based on statutes and regulations, which (more or less) outline an employer’s responsibilities.
But a recently dismissed claim against an employer by a doctor and his medical practice