Under the Department of Labor’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), eligible employees are entitled to unpaid time off for certain family and medical reasons. When you take time off under the FMLA, your job is protected and so is your group health insurance coverage. After taking leave under the… read more →
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitles employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. FMLA protects the employee by giving them continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had never taken the leave. It also… read more →
In an opinion released August 5, 2014, the Third Circuit handed down a decision in Lupyan v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., reviving a FMLA suit based on a reinterpretation of the “mailbox rule.” Lisa Lupyan worked for Corinthian Colleges as an instructor. In 2007, her supervisor noticed she seemed depressed and… read more →
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. §§2000e et seq., is typically known for protecting individuals against discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion or national origin. The statute specifically provides that: It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer (1) to… read more →
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitles employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. What is the purpose of FMLA? FMLA protects the employee by giving them continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee… read more →