01/02/2018
Employees who are out on FMLA leave don’t enjoy any special protection against being fired for unrelated reasons. If you can show you would have terminated the worker even if she had not taken FMLA leave, chances are the termination won’t be seen as FMLA interference or retaliation for taking FMLA leave. However, such a move will probably trigger a lawsuit anyway.
12/06/2017
Think an employee’s ultimatum amounts to quitting in a huff? Maybe, maybe not. If a dispute transforms into a lawsuit, it may be up to a judge or jury to determine if an employee really resigned or was just blowing off steam.