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Employment Principal Sid Steinberg Examines a Case with ADA/FMLA Issues for the Aug. 13 Legal Intelligencer
In his August 13, 2014 column for The Legal Intelligencer, Employment & Employee Relations Principal Sidney R. Steinberg examines a case in which "a former employee's vague references to the reason for a leave were sufficient (at least in part) to support claims under both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)."
Mr. Steinberg writes that, "the case emphasizes to counsel and clients that every absence should be looked at carefully in relation to disability or FMLA claims. Furthermore, if there is ever a question about whether an absence is related to a known disability, the "tie" should always go to the employee."
