I Caught the Flu Days Before Returning From Maternity Leave — and Now I’m Missing Precious Time With My Newborn

You wake up sick and realize the flu just stole days you had planned to spend with your baby. The timing feels cruel: instead ...
Yahoo

Employee who seemingly told work he would misuse FMLA leave still gets jury trial

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 ...
The Free Press

Federal Court Revives Florida VA Worker’s Suit After Boss Allegedly Spilled Cancer Secret

A federal appeals court has handed a significant victory to employees concerned about medical privacy, ruling that a Florida Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) worker can sue her employer for ...
JD Supra

In Managing FMLA Leaves, Medical Certifications Are Critical But Not Necessarily Controlling

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 ...
JD Supra

Lessons From the Seventh Circuit on Relying on FMLA Certifications and Requiring the Use of Paid Leave

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 ...
Reuters

Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace

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 ...
news.bloomberglaw

Railroad Workers Fail to Qualify for FMLA Class Certification

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.
Digital Journal

Court Grants Class Certification in Southwest Airlines Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Lawsuit

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 ...
Yahoo

Yes, you can use FMLA for PPD and other postpartum mental health conditions

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 ...
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Barrick Defeats Bias Appeal by Employee Fired for Faking Injury

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 ...
HR Dive

DOL issues guidance addressing AI’s interaction with FMLA, FLSA

The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance Monday making clear that employers remain responsible for compliance with federal laws when adopting artificial intelligence or other automated systems in ...