As you can see from the court rulings below, failure to comply with federal and state leave laws poses serious financial risk for employers, managers and supervisors. To minimize that risk, LeaveLink® helps employers achieve federal and state FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) compliance.

Jury Awards $19 Million in Disability Discrimination Case Arising from Application of "No-Fault" Absence Policy

A California jury awarded a discharged employee who suffered from panic disorder $4,011,000 in compensatory damages and $15 million in punitive damages on claims of disability discrimination, disparate impact, harassment, and failure to accommodate under the California Family Medical Rights Act, the federal FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The jury verdict included $500,000 against the individual supervisor. Read More

Jury Awards $11.65 Million to Employee Fired After Taking Leave to Care for Parents

A jury in an Illinois federal court has awarded $11.65 million to a man who claimed his employer forced him to choose between his job and caring for his sick parents and ultimately fired him. The jury found that the man's discharge constituted an intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded him $750,000 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. . In addition to the multi-million dollar award against the corporate defendant, the jury held Schultz's two supervisors individually liable and awarded compensatory damages of $200,000 and punitive damages of $250,000 against each of them. Read More