APWU: Absences due to COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted on March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 by 21cpw

From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Subject: Absences due to COVID-19 Vaccine The subject of absences occurring due to employees receiving the COVID-19 vaccine has come up a few times. I requested management’s position on these absences. The email message below states these absences would fall under the Liberal Leave Policy. It…

Seventh Circuit Backs Employer on Running of FMLA Statute of Limitations

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by 21cpw

The Family and Medical Leave Act contains a two-year statute of limitations for claims of interference with or retaliation against protected employee activity. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals faced questions over when this limitations period begins running. The court concluded that the two-year period starts on the last date an employer denied…