Happy 25th Birthday, FMLA! 25 Years Later – Where Are We Now?

Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by 21cpw

By Taylor E. Whitten – February 12, 2018 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. On February 5, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the FMLA into law guaranteeing certain employees up to 12 unpaid weeks off of work a year to care for children or ill family members,…

Second Circuit Lowers Bar for Causation in FMLA Retaliation Claims

Posted on July 30, 2017July 31, 2017 by 21cpw

By Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. July 27, 2017 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that to advance a viable claim for retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee need only demonstrate that exercising his or her rights under the FMLA, such as taking…