Originally published by Eric Welter.
On June 4, 2015, the Department of Labor issued a News Release entitled “Staples to pay fired employee $275K in wages, benefits and damages after failing to inform him of job protections to care for ill family member.” A review of the details and finer points in this case demonstrate that it is an ideal teaching case to reiterate the importance for employers of complying with *all* of the FMLA’s provisions.
Jeffrey Angstadt had been working for Staples and its predecessor company since 2007. In September 2010, Angstadt told his supervisor that his wife was critically ill and that he needed leave to take care of her. Angstadt was eligible for FMLA-protected leave, but no one at Staples mentioned it to him at the time. Instead, for the next two years, Angstadt used a combination of personal, sick, and vacation days, as well as working remotely, to continue working while taking care of his ill wife.
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