The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision rejecting a former Alaska
Airlines mechanic's argument that he was entitled to protection under the Family
and Medical Leave when he made a cross-country trip to retrieve the family vehicle
during his wife's late-stage pregnancy difficulties.
Ten years after the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers'
advocates are pushing to expand the law, and human-resource professionals are
asking the government to clarify what medical conditions qualify an employee
for leave under the act.
A former reporter for a Honolulu television station has obtained a $175,000
settlement after suing the station and two of its executives under the Family
and Medical Leave Act.
Sixty-eight percent of companies pay reservists the difference between their civilian and military pay while on active duty status, according to a new survey. However, 23 percent provide no pay to reservists on active duty.
In direct response to the war on Iraq, more than one-third of companies have increased the pay provided under their military-leave plans. That's one finding of a consultant's recent survey on how military call-ups have affected employers.
An investigation by the San Francisco Chronicle reveals that California's state-run insurance program for pregnant women and injured workers wastes tens of millions of dollars a year.
State governments that violate the federal Family Leave and Medical Act should be just as open to monetary claims from their employees as private employers are, a Bush administration official argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
