The Ebola virus, first diagnosed almost 40 years ago, for which there is no vaccine and up to a 90% fatality rate, is very much in the news. In the most recent outbreak, since March 2014, the Centers for Disease Control reports about 887 suspected deaths and more than 1600 confirmed cases. The CDC has
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Who Cares? A Daughter Who Goes to Vegas with Her Terminally Ill Mom Cares
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in FMLA
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, usually, but not in this case. What happened in Vegas was scrutinized because the plaintiff claimed that her absences for her trip there were protected by the FMLA because she was “caring for” her mother on her mom’s end-of-life trip. A charitable organization which grants wishes to persons with…
Who Cares? A Son Deciding Whether to Remove His Mother From Life Support Cares
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in FMLA
Courts have struggled to determine who “cares for” a covered family member under the FMLA and who seeks leave for compassionate reasons which fall short of the “caring for requirement. See, e.g., Who Cares, Where? ; Who Cares? And Who Merely Assists Under the FMLA? The Sixth Circuit has held that an employee who sought…