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BREAKING NEWS:
The Supreme Court handed down a FMLA decision with Maryland roots today, Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland. The Court found that the Family Medical Leave Act did not abrogate state soverign immunity for self-care claims.
The issue in Coleman: States have soverign immunity from lawsuits unless Congress specifically abrogates…
This is the third in a five-part series that discusses options for employers facing possible fraudulent intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Last time, we considered the use of second and third medical opinions. In this posting, we’ll look at recertifications of a serious health condition.
Recertification
Another mechanism to address…
This five-part series offers guidance to employers on addressing intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave abuse. There are options available to employers through the FMLA regulations, but also some non-regulatory options. In the first posting, we looked at verification of medical certifications and insufficient certifications. Here, we’ll take a look at second and…
A common problem for employers is addressing abuse of unscheduled intermittent FMLA leave. It is all too easy for an employee to obtain a medical certification from a health care provider (HCP) for a chronic condition that supposedly flares up on an intermittent basis. This seemingly grants the employee a free pass to call out…
