In Ballard v. Chicago Park District, No. 13-1445 (7th Cir., January 28, 2014) the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) applies to protect an employee’s trip to Las Vegas with her ill mother. The employee was an employee for the City of Chicago and resided with her mother who was receiving hospice and palliative care due to end stage congestive heart failure. The employee's care of her mother included cooking meals, administering insulin and … [Read more...]
Are staffing employees protected from discrimination under the law?
In general, an employment agency is defined by Title VII as any person who regularly undertakes to procure employees for an employer, or to procure employment opportunities for an employee; the definition includes an agent of such a person. EEOC Notice Number 915.002 provides public guidance as to issue of whether a staffing employee is protected from discrimination at the workplace that the employee is sent to. The EEOC clearly holds that “staffing firm workers are generally covered under … [Read more...]