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Don't Be Tripped Up by Light Duty Obligations Under the FMLA and ADA: A Discussion of Employer Best Practices
FMLA Insights Oct. 3, 2014
"When an employee seeks FMLA leave, an employer can offer a light duty assignment as an alternative (to keep the employee working), but the employee has the right to take FMLA leave instead. The right take FMLA leave is absolute ... In its July 2014 guidance on pregnancy discrimination, the EEOC takes the position (for the first time) that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) requires employers to offer temporary light duty assignments to pregnant employees with work restrictions if the employer provides the same accommodation to non-pregnant employees who have similar work restrictions. The EEOC's guidance is groundbreaking, and its impact will affect the manner in which employers provide accommodations to their employees."
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