Protected leave can be approved on paper and penalized in a spreadsheet. A federal judge just allowed fourteen employment claims to proceed over an allegedly leave-blind performance system. TL;DR: An employee alleged that her employer’s utilization formula, staffing practices, and peer comparisons depressed the performance ratings of employees who took

He claimed that when he told his employer he had cancer, his boss reacted by saying, “Are you f*****g kidding me? Your obligations are here.” As it turned out, the diagnosis was wrong. That did not spare his employer from facing an ADA trial. TL;DR: An employee told his employer

Her job was tracking employee attendance. Unfortunately, someone was tracking hers, too. TL;DR: A federal appeals court upheld summary judgment for an employer after an HR employee alleged discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment. Documented attendance problems, incomplete work, and internal investigations helped defeat her claims. 📄 Read the