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How to Ask for FMLA Leave Employers and employees alike often wonder how workers should ask for FMLA leave. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, many employees have the right to request up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave if they are suffering from a serious medical condition, or to care for a family member who is suffering from…
What Serious Health Conditions are Covered by FMLA? Under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), certain employees have the right to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave when they or a family member has a certain medical condition. However, this condition must be serious and minor aches and pains, such as colds, earaches, and headaches do not qualify. So, how…
Proving Pregnancy Discrimination There are many ways employees are discriminated against in the workplace. Unfortunately, one of these is discrimination based on pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) receives thousands of complaints involving pregnancy discrimination every year. However, being treated rudely or unfairly is not enough to establish discrimination based on pregnancy. If you…
How to Handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace is frustrating, stressful, uncomfortable, and will likely make you dread going into work every day. Of course, if you are being sexually harassed, you want it to stop immediately. Unfortunately, you may not know how to make that happen. It is important to know the steps…
When Can FMLA Leave be Taken Intermittently? Many employees in Ohio and around the country are entitled to take unpaid leave from their place of employment, according to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). One option employees have is to take intermittent leave, meaning the leave does not have to be taken all at once. This leave is available…
How to Prove Workplace Retaliation Although all types of retaliation in the workplace are not protected, there are laws that protect employees from retaliation that occurs after employees engage in “protected activity”. Protected activity includes complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment that employees make to their employer or to an outside agency. It also includes participating in an investigation regarding…
Your Rights When Returning to Work After FMLA Leave for a Disability The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows certain employees the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12 month period. period. This leave is often taken when an employee has a serious medical condition or is suffering from a disability. When returning…
What Types of Damages Can You Recover in an FMLA Case? The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is federal legislation that allows eligible workers at a company with 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave within 12 months. This leave allows employees to take time off to care for…
What are Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA? If you have lived with a disability your entire life, or you recently suffered an accident or illness leaving you permanently or temporarily disabled, you may still be able to perform the essential functions of a job. However, your condition could make performing certain jobs difficult, unless there are reasonable modifications made to…
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is federal legislation that allows eligible workers at a company with 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave within a 12-month period. This leave allows employees to take time off to care for themselves or close family members with a serious medical condition. …