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FMLA / CFRA Interference Definition
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Definition


 

FMLA and CFRA interference occurs when an employer takes any action that discourages, delays, or denies an employee's exercise of protected leave rights. Interference does not require an outright denial - subtler conduct such as pressuring employees to cancel or shorten leave, requiring employees to work during leave, threatening job security, or failing to provide required leave notices can all constitute illegal interference.


Frequently Asked Questions

Interference can include pressuring you to cut leave short, requiring you to work while on leave, discouraging you from requesting leave, or failing to provide legally required leave notices.

Occasional, brief contact for genuinely necessary matters is generally acceptable, but requiring you to substantively work while on protected leave can constitute unlawful interference.

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