A recent decision provides some relief to employers over the
troubling issue of intermittent leave mandated, in some circumstances, by
the Family Medical Leave Act.The FMLA imposes
extraordinary burdens on employers to accommodate eligible employees by
providing intermittent, as opposed to regularly scheduled, leave.
Intermittent leave is often difficult to schedule. It is also often
inconvenient to the employer and the eligible employee’s co-workers,
who may have to cover for the employee who is on leave.
