Comments on: FMLA leave: Did drunken calls qualify as sufficient notice?

By: Sande

Sande — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:16:07 +0000

I am very thankful courts are beginning to recognize this type of foolish lawsuit. Companies lose millions of dollars a year on such craziness! Even though it is baseless, it still has to be defended. Worse yet, the workers who had remained on the job not only had to pick up his slack, but for no more compensation. Not to mention the fact that he could have caused an on the job injury had he shown up intoxicated which would have meant more money out of the company’s pocket. FMLA is not meant to cover someone’s lack of judgement. Kudos to the courts in this instance!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:28:50 +0000

Wow, I wonder if I could get FMLA for a planned week of drunken debauchery. When I put in the request, how should it read? “Dear Sir, I will be way too intoxicated to remember where I work, so I repectfully request you grant me FMLA so I can nurse my hangover”.

By: PS

PS — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:21 +0000

Thank goodness they didn’t rule for the employee in this case. I can’t even imagine what the ramifications would be if employees could be excused from work for being inebriated!