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Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri released a book on Wednesday titled "On the Rise" by Mr. Tariq Khan, Advocate at a high profile event held at Plenary Hall, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. Guests of Honour were Mr. P Chidambaram and Mr. Fali S Nariman.
The Family Medical Leave Act requires that employees taking leave under the act are to be treated in the same manner as if they had remained in the workplace. In a recent case of first impression, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that certain types of bonuses may be prorated for the period during which an employee is on FMLA leave.
In Smith v. City of Jackson , the U.S. Supreme Court made it possible for plaintiffs to win a claim for age discrimination where an otherwise neutral policy disproportionately hurts older workers.
In a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case, Sinacole v. iGate Capital , the court made it clear that the language of the Family and Medical Leave Act would have control over potentially conflicting regulatory language that could be interpreted to expand the coverage provided by Congress.
An employee's notice that he might need a future medical leave of absence was found sufficient to trigger the employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act in a recent decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Sarnowski v. Airbrook Limousine Inc .