Can I be fired after being on medical leave?

You may not be covered by the Family Medical Leave Act, which requires that you work for an employer with 50 or more employees in a 75 mile radius...

Was just terminated after 3 months contract/commission position due to emotional stress from divorce combined with bi-polar.

If your former employer has 15 or more employees, then it is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Recent amendments to the ADA...

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On FMLA Bonding Leave and employer is telling employees when her husband had kids he didn't take leave/worked through it..

It is a violation of the FMLA for your employer to interfere with FMLA leave, even if you are ultimately allowed leave. However, you can only...

Does my husband have the right to ask for a "light duty" accommodations after having had a heart attack?

Though you'd need an attorney to review all of the facts, chances are that your husband does qualify as disabled under the ADA. The question here...

How much can I get for a discrimination against my employer? Corporate headquarters are in Kansas but I'm in Virginia.

Ms. Spencer's answer is very thorough and I recommend it to you. If I were in your shoes, I would consult an attorney that focuses on employment...

Is it illegal to discriminate against pregnant women in the workforce?

It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or any gender stereotype - e.g., "women are too irrational to handle a management...