{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/prior-entitlement-to-fmla-leave-is-not-a-free-ticket\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/prior-entitlement-to-fmla-leave-is-not-a-free-ticket\/","headline":"Prior Entitlement to FMLA Leave Is Not A Free Ticket To Miss Work For Non-FMLA Covered Reasons","name":"Prior Entitlement to FMLA Leave Is Not A Free Ticket To Miss Work For Non-FMLA Covered Reasons","description":"The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently upheld an employer\u2019s decision to terminate an employee under its policy against excessive absenteeism, in spite of the fact that the former employee had previously taken leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (\u201cFMLA\u201d), because the absences at issue were not related to [&hellip;]","datePublished":"2017-12-12","dateModified":"2017-12-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/author\/mike\/#Person","name":"Michael Adams","url":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/author\/mike\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b6a2f7798995b6af3fd5c224bfa223e1b61b9904ead570261287f77318659b66?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b6a2f7798995b6af3fd5c224bfa223e1b61b9904ead570261287f77318659b66?s=96&d=blank&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Workforce Consultants","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Logo.png","width":1203,"height":262}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/getworkforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fmla-vacation.jpeg?fit=800%2C1068&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/getworkforce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fmla-vacation.jpeg?fit=800%2C1068&ssl=1","height":1068,"width":800},"url":"https:\/\/getworkforce.com\/prior-entitlement-to-fmla-leave-is-not-a-free-ticket\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":186}