FMLA Offers Employers No Protection against Changes in Essential Job Functions or Undue Hardship

By Tiffany Robertson – March 5, 2015 A federal district court recently ruled that an inability to perform essential job functions plays no role in determining whether an employee qualifies for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Unlike the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this means employers must provide FMLA leave, even if…

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Video: Postal Service apologizes to deaf woman who was refused written service

“Call your congressman who do not have to write down for you. It’s not the law!! Get an interpreter,” read the note handed to the deaf woman by a Port Orange, Fla., Post Office worker. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player By Ben Hooper – March 10, 2015 PORT ORANGE, Fla., March 10 (UPI) — The…

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