FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit Against Mechanicsburg Learning Center For FMLA Violation Desirae started working at Mechanicsburg Learning Center in 2013 as a group supervisor. Three years later, Desirae gave birth to her son four months early. She shared with her director that her son would need to regularly… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., for FMLA Violation Lisa started working for Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. in 2015 as a specialty sales representative. A year later, Lisa requested and received approval for FMLA leave for an upcoming breast reduction surgery. Her supervisor allegedly chastised… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Culinart, Inc. and General Manager for FMLA Violation In the beginning of 2010, Aldo was hired by Culinart, Inc. to be a banquet chef at Carnegie Mellon University. Four years later, Culinart promoted Aldo to executive chef with the added responsibilities of creating… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Leeds for Retaliation Heather became a permanent employee for Leeds in 2005, working as an order processing specialist. In April 2016, when her mother required a rotator cuff surgery, Heather requested FMLA leave to care for her mother. Heather shared that her manager… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Securitas Security Services USA for Disability Discrimination Richard joined Securitas Security Services USA as a response team member in 2002. The job required a range of manual tasks, including lifting, kneeling, climbing, foot patrols, and searching personnel for contraband. Richard also manages an… read more →
The Rights of Pregnant Women: Examples of Discrimination and What To Do About It Federal and state law grants no special rights to pregnant women, but the law does oppose discrimination. Pregnancy is healthy and normal, but women often experience employment discrimination due to pregnancy, whether before, during, or after. In… read more →
The Department of Labor consists of a number of boards and administrations that are governed by the DOL law. The DOL law refers to the over 180 federal laws that the Department of Labor enforces. The regulations cover approximately 10 million employers and 125 million employees. Since there are so… read more →
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires eligible companies to adhere to certain obligations to their employees, including up to 12 unpaid, job-protected workweeks. And yet, some companies fail to follow FMLA as they should whether it is not providing enough information to employees or law misinterpretation. The key is understanding… read more →
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a complex law that aims to help employees balance life circumstances and work responsibilities. Established over twenty years ago, FMLA is still not completely understood by employers and employees, which can cause a number of problems in the workplace. But… read more →
The United States Department of Labor’s Family and Medical Leave Act provides employees job-protected unpaid leave for qualifying family and medical conditions. Do you meet the eligibility criteria under this federal law? If so, you may be wondering how to request FMLA leave. Give Notice if you need to Request FMLA Leave… read more →