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Employers beware – you cannot assume that on-time attendance is an essential function of every job,

On March 13, 2013, Portland, Oregon's City Council unanimously passed a sick leave ordinance that,

The interplay among state and federal employment leave requirements can be confusing and often becomes

Regulations proposed by California's Fair Employment and Housing Commission governing disability

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new regulations that implement the

In regulations that became effective December 30, 2012, California employers received additional guidance

As 2012 winds to a close, a look back at legal developments demonstrates that federal and state legislatures

In Milhauser v. Minco Products, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24938 (8th Cir. Dec. 5, 2012), the U.S. Court of

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Brown v. ScriptPro, LLC, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24364 (Nov. 27,

Laws Providing Leaves of AbsenceFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)The FMLA,1 as relevant here, requires