Can Employer Persuade Employee to Work Instead of Taking FMLA Leave Because Her Job is Really Important?

The Facts Evans was employed by Books-A-Million (BAM) as a payroll manager. Evans apparently became pregnant at an inopportune time — right at a time when BAM was implementing a new payroll system. As supervisors are prone to do, Evans’ supervisor told her that BAM “really needed” her to continue to work on the new…

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