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Court Applies “Cat’s Paw” Theory to Liquidated Damages under FMLA

By Patrick Smith on August 23, 2012
Posted in FMLA, Litigation and Trials

Under the FMLA, liquidated damages are a form of “extra” damage a court may award over and above other damages an employee is awarded.   The employer can avoid liquidated damages, however, if it proves the FMLA violation was in good faith, that is, the employer reasonably believed its action did not violate the FMLA.

Marez v. Saint …

Supreme Court to Hear Three Employment Cases This Term.

By Patrick Smith on October 11, 2010
Posted in Litigation and Trials, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its 2010-2011 term.   There are at least three cases this term of interest to employment lawyers. The Delaware Employment Law Blog had three excellent postings (here, here, and here) analyzing the cases in some detail. All three cases address important questions concerning the scope …

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