The plaintiff appellant, Maria Escriba, informed her employer that she needed leave to care for her ailing father who was in the hospital, but her employer failed to provide notice of her right to family care leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Ms. Escriba was later fired while she was caring for her father
1 Comment - This really is a significant case and the Plaintiff's longevity with her employer and presumed language barrier make it all the more significant that this case and the FMLA "notice" issues at stake be pushed
The Fourth Circuit dismissed his FMLA claim, concluding that the state of Maryland was immune from suit, because Congress did not validly abrogate states' Eleventh Amendment immunity with respect to the FMLA's self-care provision
NELAAmicus_Coleman_09 27 11.pdf
The brief also highlights the regulations requiring employers to provide notice of FMLA rights. Finally, the brief offers data about workers’ lack of familiarity with the FMLA to underscore the critical need for employers to fulfill their legal obligations to provide proper notice of those rights. Author: National Partnership for Women & Families #Amicus #9thCircuit #FMLA
Escriba_Final Amicus Brief_061312.pdf
Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division issued final amended regulations concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that include new provisions relating to FMLA rights of servicemembers, military families, and flight crew employees
In This Issue: NELA's Judicial Nominations Program: Your Voice In The White House Meeting With Christopher Kang, White House Counsel, On NELA's Judicial Nominations Agenda> NELA Meets With Key Congressional Offices On Its Platform Legislative Issues NELA To Submit Comments To DOL Proposed Changes To FMLA Military Family Leave DOJ Employment Litigation Section Meeting To Discuss Potential U.S
OTH_04_2012.pdf
Senators Urging President Obama To Issue LGBT Federal Contractor Executive Order Department Of Labor Issues NELA-Influenced Updated FMLA Regulations NELA Submits Comments To DOL On ALJ Hearing Rules & Practices #ForcedArbitration #LGBT #OFCCP #FederalEmployees #AttorneysFees #Publication #Discovery #DOL #NLRB #LegislativePublicPolicy #AFA #FMLA #Newsletter #Membership #FederalRules #USERRA #CJTFA #JudicialNominations #FLSA #Affiliates
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of plaintiff Patricia Travers who was wrongfully terminated in violation of the ADA and in retaliation for taking FMLA leave. The court in the Middle District of Tennessee granted Cellco’s motion for summary judgment on Travers’ disability claim for two reasons
Amicus Brief 03.03.14 Final.pdf
Sharif requested, and was granted, intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Under the arrangement, Mr
#4thCircuit #SummaryJudgment #Retaliation #Amicus #FMLA #CivilProcedure #InterestedWitnesses
Sharif v United Airlines_4th Cir_NELA MWELA Amicus Brief_Final_102615.pdf
Harris Named Acting Secretary of Labor NELA And Passman & Kaplan Submit Comments To EEOC Regarding Federal Sector Complement NELA, MWELA, And Passman & Kaplan Submit Comments To Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) FMLA Regulations NELA Submits Comments To DOL On ALJ Hearing Rules & Practices #AttorneysFees #Membership #ADA #Disability #ADAAA #FederalEmployees #ForcedArbitration #EEOC #Newsletter #DOL #JudicialNominations #LegislativePublicPolicy #MSPB #NLRB #WageHour #AgeDiscrimination
CLE Online
CLE Online.pdf
These Protocols were developed over the course of eighteen months by a joint committee consisting of NELA members and members of the management bar. The project was supervised by Judge John G. Koeltl (S.D.N.Y.), and the final protocols were adopted by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee...
Initial Discovery Protocols For Employment Cases_Nov 2011.pdf
On January 26, 2017, NELA joined the ACLU Women’s Rights Project and approximately two dozen other civil rights and public interest groups in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of the Plaintiff-Appellant in Luke v. CPlace Forest Park SNF, LLC ....
Luke v. CPlace_5th Cir_Amicus Brief_Filed_012617.pdf
NELA's Monthly Legislative Report: In This Issue: Paycheck Fairness Act Dies A Partisan Death In The Senate, Advocates Look For Alternatives NELA Redoubles Lobbying Efforts On Garnering Republican Support For...
OTH_06_2012.pdf