A recent unpublished decision from the Third Circuit concludes that an employer can fire an employee because it honestly believes she abused her Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave. Marsha VanHook worked as a patient representative for Cooper Health System for approximately nine years. One of her sons has…
A recent District of New Jersey opinion emphasizes the importance of recertifying an intermittent Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave when your employer asks you to do so. An intermittent leave is when you seek permission to take time off, as needed in the future. Matthew Calio is a…
The New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) has been amended yet again, this time in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Signed into law by Governor Murphy on April 14, 2020, the amendment creates additional reasons why an otherwise eligible employee may use job protected family leave when there is a…
New Sick Leave Requirements Earlier this month, Governor Phil Murphy signed an important new employment law that requires employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Specifically, New Jersey’s new paid sick leave law requires employers to provide most employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30…
According to a recent report in the New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey State Assemblyman Reed Gusciora is planning to propose legislation to improve paid family leave benefits. The New Jersey Paid Family Leave Act, which was passed in 2009, permits eligible employees to take up to 6 weeks of…