Employers can opt out of the state insurance pool by creating a voluntary plan. Employers wishing to start voluntary plans must fill out an application and receive approval from ESD. Employers may choose to create voluntary plans for paid family leave only, paid medical leave only, or both paid...
As the months progressed, her supervisors began to suspect that the plaintiff was abusing her FMLA leave. One day, after she returned to work following an injection, her supervisor reprimanded her for an unexcused absence the previous day. When the plaintiff became upset and started to cry, he...