Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A CSX locomotive. A former CSX employee who told a company representative that he planned to use Family and Medical Leave Act ...

With thousands of furloughed federal workers not knowing when they’ll get their next paycheck, people with health issues are facing some tough choices as they try to pay their mounting medical bills.

The court’s ruling reinforces the idea that post-absence documentation and later clarifications can inform whether an absence should have been covered under the FMLA. An initial mislabeling—whether by ...

One of the challenging aspects of managing FMLA leaves, particularly intermittent leaves, is determining whether a certain absence is appropriately treated as a covered FMLA leave. In many such ...

A recent May 2025 opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit warns employers that they may not be able to rely strictly on a health care provider’s certification under the Family ...

Mental health conditions affect many individuals in the US every year. In fiscal year 2021, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data reflected about 8,400 charges from individuals alleging ...

A proposed class of Kansas City Southern Railway Co. railroad workers were denied class certification after a district court ruled their claims of family medical leave violations were too dissimilar.

Oakland, California – Erlich Law Firm, P.C. who is representing the class along with Andrus Anderson LLP, has announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ...

Postpartum mental health conditions (PMHCs) affect many new mothers, with up to 85% experiencing some level of anxiety or depression in the weeks after giving birth. Often these feelings will resolve ...

Video of worker moving pain-free, other proof backed trial win Medical evidence isn’t required to defeat FMLA certification A Barrick Gold Corp. unit wasn’t wrongly allowed to present video and other ...

Oakland, California – Erlich Law Firm has moved to certify a class action lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, alleging systemic interference with employees’ federally protected family and medical ...