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Feb. 10, 2015

Employees on leave, behaving badly

The state Supreme Court recently sent a clear message regarding employee's family and medical leave rights: They may be unwaivable, but they are not unlimited. By Peter Brown and Leighton Davis Henderson


By Peter Brown and Leighton Davis Henderson


At the end of January, buried at the end of an otherwise unremarkable decision regarding judicial review of arbitration awards, the California Supreme Court sent a clear message about an employee's family and medical leave rights: They may be unwaivable, but they are not unlimited, and being on leave does not provide an employee with more rights than if he or she was at work. Richey v. Autonation Inc., 2015 ...

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