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Labor/Employment

Sep. 9, 2006

When a Leave of Absence Becomes Indefinite, Employers Can Fill the Position

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN - One of the most perplexing issues employment lawyers face is how long an employer must hold open a position to reinstate an employee who has been on a medical-related leave of absence.


Employment Column

By Lois M. Kosch

     
      One of the most perplexing issues employment lawyers face is how long an employer must hold open a position to reinstate an employee who has been on a medical-related leave of absence. Advising an employer becomes even trickier when an employee repeatedly requests extension of the leave of absence such that it becomes, for all intents and purposes...

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