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To Designate Or Not To Designate Under The Family And Medical Leave Act, Tory L. Lucas Nov 2000

To Designate Or Not To Designate Under The Family And Medical Leave Act, Tory L. Lucas

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to take a total of twelve workweeks of leave during any twelve-month period for specifically prescribed circumstances such as a serious health condition or the birth or adoption of a child. Does the FMLA require employers to specifically designate leave as FMLA leave or risk having to provide more than the guaranteed twelve weeks of leave? This precise question created a circuit split in the federal courts before the Supreme Court of the United States answered the question in March 2002. This article, published in 2000, addressed the issue a …


Christians And The Military, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jun 2000

Christians And The Military, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

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Supervisors Individually Liable Under The Iowa Civil Rights Act, Tory L. Lucas Jun 2000

Supervisors Individually Liable Under The Iowa Civil Rights Act, Tory L. Lucas

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Using federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as a model, the State of Iowa enacted the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965 (ICRA) to strengthen anti-discrimination laws on a state level. But the ICRA was not simply a carbon copy of Title VII; instead, the ICRA contained its own unique language, which provided state-specific distinctions to further the interests of Iowans. For thirty-four years, it was an open question as to whether the ICRA authorized individual liability against supervisory employees — as opposed to only employers — for unlawful discrimination. In Vivian v. Madison, 601 …


Christians And The Military, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jun 2000

Christians And The Military, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

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