On April 15, 2014, a California appeals court ruled that after an employee returns to work from leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employer can require a medical reevaluation related to the health condition for which the employee was granted FMLA leave, so long as it is job related and consistent with business necessity.

In White v. County of Los Angeles (a copy of the order can be found here), Plaintiff […]

It is often the perception of employers that post employment restraints are not an important aspect of employment contracts. Nothing could be further from the truth. Post employment restraints that restrict employees from undertaking work for clients whether personally or as employees of a third party are regularly upheld by courts.

Recently, a restraint that was put in place by an employer prohibiting an employee from working anywhere in Australia in their industry was upheld […]