News: Nick Anaclerio Quoted in New York Daily News, Business Insurance

Labor & Employment Partner Nicholas Anaclerio was quoted in the New York Daily News and Business Insurance regarding the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 

The Business Insurance article, titled "Firms use private eyes to track FMLA abuse," ran on the front page of the Monday, September 1st issue.  It suggests that a growing number of employers are turning to surveillance to catch employees suspected of abusing FMLA, a trend perhaps encouraged by a recent federal appeals court decision.  In Vail vs. Raybestos, evidence provided by employer-paid surveillance established that a worker was working at another job while on intermittent FMLA leave. 

FMLA leave does attract abusers, the article says, in some cases because they are holding down other jobs and in others because the appeal of time off outweighs a paycheck.

"Even if someone's taking leave on a purely unpaid basis, (there) obviously are real costs associated with employee absenteeism," said Mr. Anaclerio in both the New York Daily News and Business Insurance.

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To read the recent Ungaretti & Harris Labor & Employment Update written by Mr. Anaclerio that further explains Vail vs. Raybestos, please click the Related Files link.