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Firing an Employee for FMLA Fraud Is Legal, But the Proof Is Hard

Posted in Family and Medical Leave Act

An employee takes a day of FMLA leave, which is properly certified by her doctor. However, the employee is later spotted at a birthday party that day at 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon, which overlaps by 30 minutes with the shift she would have been working if she had not called in sick (her shift ended at 5:00 p.m.). Later, when asked what time she arrived at the party, the employee said she did not arrive until 6:00 p.m. (well after her shift ended). Continue reading this entry