An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s found Methodist Family Health in Little Rock, Ark. terminated a worker while out on family medical leave, a violation of the .
The worker had qualified for 12 weeks of protected leave for a serious medical condition and parental leave after their child’s birth, but the employer terminated the worker after nine weeks of leave.
The employer erroneously limited the worker’s amount of protected leave based on the combined use of leave between the worker and the worker’s spouse who is also employed by the company.
The Department of Labor recovered $14,082in back wages.
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