On February 25, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., holding that employees who affirmatively decline to take FMLA leave do not have the protections of FMLA. Maria Escriba worked in a Foster Poultry Farms, Inc. (Foster Farms) processing plant in Turlock, California for 18
Lizbeth West Co-authors “California Leave Law: A Practical Guide for Employers”
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Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence
Co-authored by Lizbeth West, Published by LexisNexis
Book Highlights:
- How to navigate the complex issues surrounding family leave, military leave, worker’s compensation and personal time.
- Insightful analysis of the key employment features to keep in mind when dealing with leave law in California.
- Determinative considerations in accounting for the many different California and federal
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Upcoming Seminar: Pregnancy Leave, Accommodation and Discrimination – Don’t Wait for the Stork to Teach You What It All Means
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Posted in Discrimination, FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence
Summary of Program
Join the Employment Law Group of Weintraub Tobin for an informative and up-to-date discussion about the rights and obligations of pregnant employees.
Program Highlights
- Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
- PDL versus FMLA/CFRA
- Reasonably Accommodating Pregnant Employees
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- What are the Courts saying?
Date: September 12, 2013
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Weintraub…
Upcoming Seminar: The Complex Web of Federal, State and Local Leaves of Absence Laws
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Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law
Employers continue to grapple with this very difficult area of employment law. It is not enough to focus on just one law when an employee is unable to work or is absent from the workplace due to some medical condition or injury suffered by the employee or his or her family member. Instead, employers need…
Second Appellate District Holds that Employers do not Fulfill FEHA Obligations by Providing the Statutory Four-Month PDL Leave to Employees with Pregnancy-Related Disabilities
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By: James L. Brannen
In Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc. (2013) 2013 Cal. App. Lexis 131, the Second Appellate District of California, for the first time, has addressed whether an employer who provides the full amount of leave allotted by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) to a pregnant employee with early pregnancy-related disabilities, can still be held liable for failing to provide additional leave to that employee under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) as a reasonable accommodation until after the employee gives birth.Continue Reading Second Appellate District Holds that Employers do not Fulfill FEHA Obligations by Providing the Statutory Four-Month PDL Leave to Employees with Pregnancy-Related Disabilities