JD Supra

Eleventh Circuit Revives FMLA Interference Claim for Employee Who Left Work to Care for Pregnant Spouse

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in James v. FedEx Freight Inc., partially reversing a grant of summary judgment in favor of FedEx on claims brought under the Family ...
Yahoo

Employee who seemingly told work he would misuse FMLA leave still gets jury trial

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A CSX locomotive. A former CSX employee who told a company representative that he planned to use Family and Medical Leave Act ...
JD Supra

Fifth Circuit Finds That Employee Failed to Provide Adequate Notice of Needing FMLA Leave

On March 19, 2024, in Cerda v. Blue Cube Operations, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment for an employer, finding that the ...
Purdue University

Operating Procedures for FMLA Leaves

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...
HR Dive

Employee’s firing 1 day after exhausting FMLA leave raises questions, 5th Cir. says

Ignoring its progressive discipline policy, a Texas city allegedly decided to fire an employee within minutes after she didn’t show up for work, according to the court record. The FMLA prohibits ...