Alabama Maternity Leave Rights Attorney
Adam M. Porter
A Skilled Birmingham Employment Lawyer
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law in 1993. It allows employees to take time off work after the birth of a child, receive treatment for a serious medical condition or take care of an ill family member without the risk of losing their job. Although some companies are exempt from the act, others choose to ignore federal requirements, intentionally committing an act of FMLA discrimination.
If you are being denied FMLA benefits you feel you are entitled to, it may be in your best interest to contact a Birmingham FMLA discrimination lawyer for assistance.
Working With My Clients, for My Clients
For more than 20 years, I have worked with clients throughout northern and central Alabama who have been subjected to unjust treatment by their employers. Since the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, I have successfully handled numerous FMLA discrimination cases pertaining to shortened maternity leave, denied time off for treatment of personal or family illnesses and the wrongful termination of persons entitled to leave under FMLA. I work hard to protect your rights and hold employers accountable for wrongdoing.
What Are Your FMLA Rights?
To be eligible for FMLA leave, you must have worked for your employer for at least 12 months, have logged at least 1,250 hours of work time and your employer must have 50 or more employees.
Protections under FMLA include:
- Retaining the same benefits on leave you enjoyed while actively working
- The right to return to the same job after your leave has ended or be placed in a similar job with the same benefits and comparable pay
- Employers are barred from discriminating or attempting to retaliate against you for taking FMLA leave
- Employers cannot seek to impede or deny the rights you are guaranteed under FMLA
How Do You Know if You Have a Case?
Employers who discriminate against employees protected by FMLA are often careful to disguise their true intentions. For example, an employer may choose to make a job next to impossible for an employee who has announced a pregnancy, thereby forcing the employee to quit before the employer has to provide FMLA leave. In other situations, an employer may create a reason to terminate an employee who has requested leave.
Contact an Experienced Birmingham, Alabama, FMLA Discrimination Lawyer
If you believe you may have an FMLA discrimination claim against your employer, please contact an experienced Birmingham employment lawyer who can answer your questions and help you determine how to proceed. I offer a free initial consultation and can be reached by phone at 205-322-8999 or by e-mail.
Adam M. Porter
2301 Morris Avenue
Suite 102
Birmingham, AL 35203-4391
Phone: 205-322-8999
Fax: 205-322-8915
E-Mail
Adam Porter's office is located in Birmingham, Alabama and serves clients throughout northern and central Alabama, including Shelby County and Jefferson County, and the cities of Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Anniston, Cullman, Decatur, and Bessemer.
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