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Employee Handbooks Are Part of the Terms, Conditions and Privileges of Employment

Monday, April 13th, 2009

A federal appellate court1 recently ruled that an employee who was deemed ineligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is nonetheless entitled to take the leave because the employee satisfied all conditions for FMLA leave set forth in the employee handbook.

To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must (more…)