EEOC General Counsel David Lopez Visits Legal Aid

David Lopez, General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), visited the offices of Legal Aid on Wednesday March 21, 2012. Lopez, the first field staff attorney to be appointed as the EEOC’s General Counsel, spent an hour and a half with Legal Aid staff, government representatives and community advocates outlining his mandate… Continue reading EEOC General Counsel David Lopez Visits Legal Aid

Enforcement of Family Medical Leave Act Weakened by Supreme Court

Today, in Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, the Supreme Court held that state workers cannot sue for money damages for violations of the “self-care” provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Enacted in 1993, the FMLA allows eligible workers to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave (1) to… Continue reading Enforcement of Family Medical Leave Act Weakened by Supreme Court