by Kirk Angel | Feb 4, 2019 | Employment Law, Questions and Answers
My answer on Avvo: Yes, you can be written up, denied promotion and denied education expenses while on intermittent FMLA leave. The question is: will doing so violate the FMLA? Possibly. An employer is allowed to discipline an employee up to and including termination...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 23, 2019 | Employment Law, Questions and Answers
My answer on Avvo: North Carolina is an employment-at-will state which means you can be fired (or any discipline less than fire) for any reason and there is no liability for the employer unless there is an unlawful motive for the action taken against you. Employers...
by Kirk Angel | Nov 13, 2017 | Employment Law, General
Retaliation against an employee is unlawful only if the employee has engaged in a protected activity. There is no one source for a complete list of protected activities. However, it generally includes actions such as filing for or requesting workers’...
by Kirk Angel | May 29, 2017 | Employment Law, Questions and Answers
The Family and Medical Leave Act, known to most as the FMLA, provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of job protected leave in a 12 month period. The question is: who is eligible for FMLA leave? The basic answer to this question is simple although the specific...
