Category: Family and Medical Leave Act Claims

Don’t Let Your Employer Get Away With It Under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees working at qualifying companies have the right to take as many as 12 weeks of unpaid leave to deal with a major health issue or care for a family member. This leave is job-protected. […]

Paid Leave for American Workers—With Very Broad Exceptions Public health experts agree that all workers who can stay home should stay home. For some, that means working from home. But what about those workers who can’t work from home—and for whom staying home means foregoing a regular paycheck? This situation […]

Know Your Rights—and How to Protect Them Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you’re entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to fulfill caregiving obligations or handle a medical issue. At the end of your leave, you must be able to return to your previous job […]

You Don’t Have to Put Up With Retaliation The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives qualifying employees approximately 12 weeks of unpaid time off to handle family caregiving and medical issues. You should be able to return to your job after leave with zero repercussions. However, employers don’t always […]

Find out When You’re Protected—and When You’re Not The simple answer is yes. As with all other states in the United States, Pennsylvania is an at-will state. Your employer can fire you for any reason, without warning, as long as the reason isn’t unlawful — such as outright discrimination or […]