Fourth Circuit Indicates Employer Was Not Required to Provide Reduced Hour FMLA Leave Due to Business Needs
Job-protected Family and Medical Leave does not need to be taken as full-time absences from work. In some circumstances, the employee will request temporarily reduced hours to deal with a medical issue. In others, the employee requests intermittent leave when the unanticipated onset of symptoms makes scheduled leave impossible. Earlier this month in an unpublished…