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…)
Employers are regularly sued by disaffected employees claiming to be the target of racial discrimination or sexual harassment by supervisors or coworkers. The allegations usually allege that the employer failed to
• institute a clear and comprehensive anti-harassment policy
• disseminate the anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy to employees
• establish a complaint procedure
• conduct a prompt, thorough and unbiased investigation
• provide remedial action and protection for the victim
• impose meaningful and appropriate discipline on the violator
In the recently decided case (D.M. v. Walgreen Pharmacy, Inc.) the court examined these allegations and affirmed the (more…)
