Product Description

Recent updates:

• Update: June 2022

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with this revised 2022 edition of Employee Leave and Accommodations Law in Massachusetts . Now under the editorial direction of Alice A. Kokodis and featuring a refreshed slate of authors, just some of the updates for 2022 include hypotheticals and guidance on the following workplace questions:

  • How does the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act interact with other leave and accommodation laws like the federal Family and Medical Leave Act?

  • Does an employer have to allow remote work as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act simply because it allowed remote work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic? What steps should an employer take in response to an employee who makes such a request because they are at an increased risk of suffering severe complications from COVID-19?

  • If an employee requests assistive work equipment as a reasonable accommodation, does it matter whether the employee works remotely or in the office?

  • How should an employer approach an employee's request to transfer to a different supervisor?

  • Can an employee return to work on an intermittent, rather than full-time, basis after taking parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child?

  We at MCLE trust that you will find this material useful in your practice and valuable in your law library.

  Cordially,

  Alexis J. LeBlanc, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Introduction

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Alice A. Kokodis, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

Checklist 1.1

- Checklist of Statutes to Consider When Reviewing a Leave or Accommodation Request Buy Form

Exhibit 1A

- Leave and Accommodations Laws: Comparison of Benefits Buy Form

Exhibit 1B

- Family and Medical Leave Act and Massachusetts Parental Leave Act: Chart of Key Statutory Provisions Buy Form

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Leaves and Reduced Work Schedules

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Deepa K. Desai, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP

Checklist 2.1

- Determining Which Legal Entitlements Apply When an Employee Requests Time Off for Medical Reasons Buy Form

Checklist 2.2

- Is Extended Leave a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Circumstances? Buy Form

Checklist 2.3

- Employer Policies for Leave Buy Form

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Job Transfer, Reassignment of Duties, or “Light Duty” Positions

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Ellen E. Lemire, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

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Technological and Other Types of Assistance

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Alexa Esposito Allen, Esq.,

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Altering the Physical Environment

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Modifying Methods of Supervision or Evaluation

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Sally L. Adams, Esq., Law Office of Sally L. Adams
Joseph W. Ambash, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP
Monica Snyder Perl, Esq., Fisher & Phillips LLP

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Hiring and Termination

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Shea A. Miller, Esq., Littler Mendelson, PC

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Workers’ Compensation Issues and the Interplay of Other Leave and Accommodations Laws

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Catherine B. Kramer, Esq., Lang, Xifaras & Bullard, PA
Scott W. Lang, Esq., Lang, Xifaras & Bullard, PA

Checklist 8.1

- Intake and Analysis of Potential Workers’ Compensation Client Buy Form

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