Although employees with serious health conditions are entitled to take leave under the Family and Medical Act (FMLA), employees are learning more and more ways to abuse this leave – especially when it comes to intermittent leave. What can employers do to help curb this FMLA abuse? The first thing employers should do is look...Read More

For employers in the Seventh Circuit, the battle against FMLA abuse just got a little tougher. In Ballard v. Chicago Park District, the Seventh Circuit adopted an extremely broad reading of what it means to take leave to care for the employee’s covered family member. Specifically, an employee’s vacation to Las Vegas with her ill...Read More