Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Height, Weight Discrimination

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-Massachusetts bill would ban discrimination based on weight or height

NJ Senate Passes Approves Six Weeks of Paid Employee Leave for Care of Newborn or Sick Relative

See "New Jersey Senate approves six weeks paid leave to care for kin," NYT, 3/4/08, at B1

-employee payroll deductions of all employee salaries to finance program at $33/yr
-can get 2/3 salary at $524/wk maximum, less than CA or Wash State
-companies with over 50 ees must give workers same job back

NJ Votes Whether to Require Paid Leave of Six Weeks

See "NJ pols to vote on paid leave," NYP, 3/3/08, at 18

-six weeks would be required for care of newborn child or sick relative

NYC Doorman Suspended for Bad Oral Hygiene

Check out this NYDN article about a NYC doorman being suspended for bad breath...Bad Breath Doorman Suspended

UPS Worker Sues for Employer's Failure to Accommodate His Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Check out this link about a UPS worker suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act for UPS failing to accommodate his irritable bowel syndrome and thus forcing him to resign his position...
Belly Woes

Disability-Related Leave Discharge

Check out http://federalfmla.typepad.com/fmla_blog/2007/08/termination-of-.html
for a case involving an employee's discharge for failing to meet FMLA reporting requirements regarding a return to work date.
Bardwell v. Global Santa Fe Drilling Co., No. H-06-0171, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62106 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 23, 2007)

Workers Compensation (FMLA)

Check out http://federalfmla.typepad.com/fmla_blog/2007/08/workerscompensa.html
regarding a federal FMLA case where a previous workers' compensation decision upholding a discharge was held not to have preclusive effect over FMLA claims.
Hamilton v. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55522, at *22-23 (W.D.N.Y. 2007)