The vacation request of an employee suffering from depression and anxiety did not qualify as a request for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), said the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. While the request might prove medically beneficial, it did not qualify for FMLA protection, as it did not include any
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Inconsistent reasons for termination allow home care worker’s pregnancy discrimination case to go forward to jury.
By Maria Danaher on
Posted in Title VII
The7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of a home care agency, holding that a jury should be allowed to determine whether the agency’s shifting explanations for the firing could, in fact, be a pretext for pregnancy discrimination. Hitchcock v. Angel Corps Inc., 7th Cir., No. …
Down the Rabbit Hole Again: OFCCP Continues to Expand Jurisdictional Thresholds for Health Care Providers and Insurers
By Maria Danaher on
Posted in Health Law
Written by Leigh M. Nason, Esquire (Ogletree Deakins, Columbia, SC)
Despite ongoing litigation with health care providers and insurers, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued an extensive administrative directive to provide “comprehensive guidance for assessing when health care providers and insurers are federal contractors or subcontractors.” The December 16 directive…