UPS just settled an 8-year disability discrimination lawsuit for $1.7 million. The employees in question had all had leaves of absence of more than one year and failed to return to work. So UPS fired them. What’s wrong with that? They hadn’t come to work in more than a year–and an employer still has […]
A One-Year Leave is (Probably) Not a Reasonable Accommodation…
What would you do if your employee told you s/he had a life threatening illness and needed time off for medical care? You would probably allow them the time off. The FMLA might require it. One or more state laws might too. So might the ADA. (Click here for review). What about an additional one-year […]
IKEA and Trump On Furnishing Paid Employee Leave…
During the election, paid employee leave was a big hot-button issue. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton supported paid employee leave. That opposing presidential candidates would seem to agree on such an issue was, on the surface, somewhat surprising. Of course, as they say, the devil is in the details, and the two candidates differed […]
How Obergefell v Hodges Impacts Employee Leave Laws
Last week at The EmpLAWyerologist, we took our first look at Obergefell v Hodges, the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Constitution requires recognition of same-sex marriages. Specifically we looked at its impact on employee benefits (Click here if you missed that post.) Obergefell affects other employment-related issues though. This week, we will focus on how Obergefell […]