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Ruling May Expand FMLA Protection

February 14, 2012 by ·
Employment discrimination

Some companies assume they can ignore the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it comes to employees who haven’t yet reached their anniversary dates. Yet that belief was directly overturned this month by the Eleventh Circuit, which covers Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. addressed the question of whether a first-year employee – in other words, a worker who had not yet reached eligibility for FMLA leave – had job protection when she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Employment Attorney, Employment Discrimination, L&I, Labor and Industries, Paid Sick Leave, Retaliatory Termination, Workers Compensation Attorney

Coming Soon: Extended Leave of Absence as Religious Accommodation?

November 3, 2011 by ·
Religious leave of absence

 Over the past year many workers, employers, attorneys and workers' rights advocates have been closely monitoring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's move to crackdown on businesses for rigid leave-of-absence policies that automatically terminate employees when a person does not (or simply cannot) return to work immediately following a stipulated leave period. These situations arise, for instance, when an employee exhausts available FMLA leave.  Most recently, the EEOC has targeted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Employment Discrimination, Paid Sick Leave, Worker Rights

How Seattle Employers Can Prepare for Mandatory Paid Sick and Safe Leave

October 11, 2011 by ·
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As we recently reported, on September 12 the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that mandates paid sick time for workers in jobs within the Seattle city limits.  City Council press releases explained that the bill “is about ensuring healthier workplaces by preventing the spread of disease.” But in practice this new law will cover a much broader terrain, mandating paid sick leave not only when an employee is sick, but also when a family member is ill or when a worker or family member … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid Sick Leave, Worker Rights

New Bill Requires Seattle Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave and Safe Time

September 22, 2011 by ·
Paid Sick Leave Bill

City Council Meeting on Paid Sick LeaveOn September 12, the Seattle City Council approved Council Bill 117216, which requires businesses to provide paid sick leave and safe time to employees. The new requirement will apply to all employers with five or more employees who perform work in Seattle; workers performing less than 240 hours of work per year in Seattle will not be covered by the legislation. The bill also includes provisions to protect start-up companies and micro-businesses by … [Read more...]

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