HRWatchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead, the employee’s absences have increased over time without medical certification. Wage Replacement Despite a lot of employer confusion around the protections of workers’ compensation claims, workers’ compensation does not provide job-protected leaves of absences. Other laws may provide that right.

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HRWatchdog

JUNE 18, 2021

Our employee has used up all of her federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but called today to request an extension of time. If an employee is taking leave for their own serious health condition, and the employer is smaller, an extension of time can be more difficult to accommodate. The answer is — it depends.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 22, 2023

The questionnaire included, but was not limited to, inquiries into venereal diseases, menstrual cycles, cancer, mental illness, permanent disabilities, hair loss and whether the applicant was pregnant. Healthworks is acting as an agent of an employer — and that FEHA extends liability to employers’ agents.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

On September 25, a convenience store chain in New Mexico and Texas agreed to pay $950,000 to 28 women in order to settle a pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. In addition, the EEOC alleged that the company denied reasonable accommodations to employees with pregnancy-related disabilities.

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