Don't HR Alone #8 - The Keys to FMLA- Light Duty, Pretext, and Retaliation
Nurse fired for violating dual employment policy while on extended leave can’t advance FMLA claims A nurse who was granted extended medical leave after her FMLA leave expired but was discharged when the hospital learned that she violated the leave policy’s prohibition against dual employment by working elsewhere without permission failed to defeat summary judgment on her FMLA interference and retaliation claims. A federal court in Maryland determined that the hospital’s denia