A recent unpublished decision from the Third Circuit concludes that an employer can fire an employee because it honestly believes she abused her Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave. Marsha VanHook worked as a patient representative for Cooper Health System for approximately nine years. One of her sons has…
A recent District of New Jersey opinion emphasizes the importance of recertifying an intermittent Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave when your employer asks you to do so. An intermittent leave is when you seek permission to take time off, as needed in the future. Matthew Calio is a…
The New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) has been amended yet again, this time in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Signed into law by Governor Murphy on April 14, 2020, the amendment creates additional reasons why an otherwise eligible employee may use job protected family leave when there is a…
We are all in a state of high anxiety over COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus. While we need to put personal and community health concerns first, nobody should have to lose his or her job as a result of this crisis. But what are your New Jersey employment law…