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SCOTUS Rules that Self-Care Provision of the FMLA does not Apply to the States: North Carolina Not Affected

March 30th, 2012
In Coleman v. Court Of Appeals Of Maryland, Daniel Coleman was employed by the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. When he requested sick leave, he was informed he would be terminated if he did not resign. He then filed an FMLA suit, which was… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, FMLA, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, US Supreme Court

Recent Fourth Circuit Employment Decisions

January 13th, 2011
The Fourth Circuit has published a couple of opinions on employment law cases in recent weeks. The first case, Bonds v. Leavitt, concerned a federal employee’s suit against the Department of Health and Human Services, which alleged Title VII cl… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Eleventh Amendment, Federal Employees, FMLA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Medical Leave, Pleading, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Sovereign Immunity, Title VII, Whistle-blowing, Whistleblower Protection Act

Burton Speaking at NCAJ Conference This Weekend

October 17th, 2010
Burton Craige and Leto Copeley are speaking this weekend at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Mountain Magic Conference. Burton is leading a panel entitled “Collateral Attack on the Collateral Source Rule.” He will lead a discussio… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: ADA, Articles, Average Weekly Wage, Burton Craige, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Leto Copeley, Narendra Ghosh, NCAJ, Personal Injuries, Presentation, Wage and Hour, Workers' Compensation

DOL Expands FMLA to Cover Non-Traditional Families

July 3rd, 2010
The federal Department of Labor issued some important guidance regarding the coverage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it applies to all sorts of unconventional families. The DOL made clear that FMLA rights to get time off to care for ch… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: DOL, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Parental Leave, Work and Family Balance

Op-Ed Calling for Paid Maternity and Family Leave

June 14th, 2010
An op-ed in the Washington Post calls for paid family and maternity leave because the 12 weeks of unpaid leave provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is grossly inadequate. Sharon Lerner traces the history of legislative efforts to provi… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Maternity Leave, Unpaid Leave, Work and Family Balance

New Report on Work-Family Conflict

January 29th, 2010
On the heels of Mike’s talk to the North Carolina Legislature’s Joint Study Committee on Work and Family Balance, the Center for American Progress has published an excellent new report, “The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict.” T… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Childcare, Family Responsibility Discrimination, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Paid Leave, Work and Family Balance

Mike Okun Speaks to NC Legislative Committee on Work and Family Balance

January 21st, 2010
Yesterday, Michael Okun spoke in front of the North Carolina Legislature’s Joint Study Committee on Work and Family Balance. Mike presented an overview of employment law, the specific laws that assist employees in caring for family members and… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Discrimination, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, NC Legislature, Paid Leave, Work and Family Balance

President Signs Expansion of FMLA for Military Families

November 2nd, 2009
Last week, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an appropriations bill that includes an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for military families. Specifically, it broadens the scope… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Medical Leave, President

Study Shows that Unions Help Make Family-Friendly Workplaces

September 30th, 2009
Family-Friendly Workplaces: Do Unions Make a Difference?, written by Jennifer MacGillvary of the Labor Center at the University of California-Berkeley and Netsy Firestein of the Labor Project for Working Families, concludes the unions lead to workpla… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Health Care, Labor and Employment, Study, Union

2008 AFL-CIO LCC Conference Session on Protecting Injured Workers

June 20th, 2008
Valerie Johnson spoke at the 2008 Annual Conference of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC), which was held in Seattle. Valerie’s talk was part of a session concerning health and safety for workers. She presented a paper, written al… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: ADA, AFL-CIO, Articles, Case Commentary, FMLA, LCC, Narendra Ghosh, OSHA, Presentation, Retaliation, Union, Valerie Johnson, Workers' Compensation