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Employee seriously injures himself when he falls at work on stairs, but the company claims he wasn’t working“What the heck?” said Manager Luisa Espinoza, mostly to herself, when she heard a series of thumps followed by a loud howl outside her office. Alarmed and worried, she grabbed her cell phone and headed toward the stairwell […]
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Company sends furlough notice and supposed false FMLA claims skyrocket“Gosh, this doesn’t look good,” said Manager Tomas Leonard, scanning a medical paper. “I’m not sure I understand completely what the chiropractor is saying.”“It basically says I have muscle spasms. Can’t seem to control them. Need some time off — probably that FMLA thing,” said one […]
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Employee claims he was entitled to leave before daughter was born“I can’t help that she was late,” said Justin Hughes, an employee. “Of course, the baby is healthy and beautiful. But who knew my girlfriend would take so long to actually have the baby? Weeks overdue.”“I’m so glad to hear everyone is doing well,” said […]
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They suspect FMLA abuse; employee suspects retaliation“Peggy, you say that you never know when your leg pain will flare up,” said Manager Dwight Chute, then taking a deep breath before he started saying what he’d planned for some time. “But, quite honestly, I’m confident I know when it’ll happen.”“Really? When?” said Peggy Thatcher, who’d just […]
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Company says employee never said he was interested in taking leave“I agree you haven’t been yourself in a long time,” said Manager Barb Dobrosky. “And I think you should consider more rehab. But we need to figure out how this can work.”“The way leave usually works is I don’t work while I get more treatment […]
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Investigation was underway, but employee says it was FMLA inteference“I’m sure this is just a bump in the road,” said Manager Emily Bruce. “We’ll get everything back in line in no time.”“I don’t understand why there’s so much scrutiny of what I do and how I do it,” said employee Justin Brubaker. “No one – […]
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FMLA dispute: A good performer, but he takes a lot of leave.George began speaking as soon as he sat down in Mal’s office: “I’m assuming you called me in here to discuss my request for medical leave. I’m looking forward to the time off to get this thyroid problem under control and …”“That isn’t why […]
