The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that requires certain employers to provide to eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year and to maintain the employee’s health benefits during the leave. FMLA applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. Such
Family and Medical Leave Act only applies to employers with fifty or more employees. New York State and City laws are much more liberal – these laws apply to employers with only four or more employees. All of these laws require that the employee have been employed by the employer
You may be entitled to leave Under the FMLA because of a serious illness or to take care of a loved one. Our NY FMLA Lawyers handle sick and personal leave and a host of other leave-related issues. The FMLA protects employees, amongst other things, from being denied medical leave
How much notice is enough under the FMLA? In Lichtenstein v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, plaintiff Jamie Lichtenstein was employed as a psychiatric technician with a spotty attendance record. While Lichtenstein was on notice of her attendance issues, she called her supervisor prior to a scheduled shift and stated:
If covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee is entitled to twelve weeks of unpaid leave for any of the following reasons: To be eligible for the FMLA, the employer must employ at least fifty (50) people, and the employee must have been employed by the
Our New York Employment Lawyers are regularly asked about what an employer can do when an employee is on FMLA leave. Here are some points to consider: Your employer can make you use your paid time off. Your employer may require you to take paid leave concurrently with their unpaid
What are the FMLA notice requirements? In other words, what kind of notice do you have to give for FMLA leave? Assuming you are an eligible employee under the FMLA, the below article addresses what notification is sufficient FMLA Notice Requirements – Leave is Foreseeable If the your need for
Can I Use FMLA Time to Visit My Child’s School? Yes, if your child has a qualifying “serious medical condition.” The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued guidance providing that the FMLA (the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Federal law providing for such leave) can be used by
In New York, pregnancy leave is not guaranteed by law. Accordingly, there is no obligation for an employer to provide its employees with any amount of leave for pregnancy. In other words, there is no provision for New York Pregnancy Leave. Unless the company has a policy of providing such
CAN I BE FIRED WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY LEAVE – WHAT’S THE DEAL? Short answer – yes, but…. CAN I BE FIRED WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY LEAVE –BUT I’M ON SHORT TERM/LONG TERM DISABILITY LEAVE? Short and Long Term disabilities are not job protected. But, there are cases
