Mass. Court Reminds Employers Of FMLA Due Diligence

By Danielle Lederman (July 9, 2019, 12:36 PM EDT) -- Determining whether an employee has misused leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or misrepresented his medical condition while taking FMLA leave, may not be as straightforward an analysis as it seems. In DaPrato v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a jury's award to an employee who was terminated from employment after his employer learned that he had taken a vacation while out on FMLA leave. ...

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