Recent Court of Appeals Decision Clarifies Important Points of the FMLA - Part 2

Continuing from our Part 1 article, in Waag v. Sotera Defense Sols. Inc., 2017 BL 163037, 4th Cir., No. 15-2521, 5/16/17), Waag also argues that Sotera interfered with his FMLA rights by terminating him a little more than one month after his return f… Read More
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Recent Court of Appeals Decision Clarifies Important Points of the FMLA - Part 1

In Waag v. Sotera Defense Sols. Inc., 2017 BL 163037, 4th Cir., No. 15-2521, 5/16/17), Gary Waag brought an action alleging that his former employer, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U… Read More
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Employer Successfully Defeats FMLA Interference Claim

In Quigley v. Meritus Health, Inc., in the Federal District Court in Maryland, an employer successfully defeated an ex-employee’s claim for FMLA interference. The Facts Plaintiff Margaret Quigley worked as an ultrasound technician at Meritus Medica… Read More
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Requesting FMLA leave before meeting the eligibility standards

As most of us know, the FMLA provides an employee with 12 weeks of leave during any 12 month period in which a “serious health condition” prevents the employee from performing the functions of his or her position. However, there are eligibility r… Read More
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What is the “FMLA,” and what rights does it provide me?

The “FMLA” is the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that protects an employee’s job when the employee takes leave because of a serious health condition, or on account of the birth or adoption of a baby. The protections under the FMLA… Read More
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