In Stein v. Atlas Industries, 2018 WL 1719097 (6th Cir. April 9, 2018) the 6th District considered an FMLA/ERISA action brought by an employee who was terminated after failing to show up for work after the physician treating him for a work-related injury released him to light-duty. Stein tore his meniscus at work. After recovering … Continue reading You can terminate that employee who is off for a work injury…….but, based on this new 6th Circuit Court case, don’t forget that there are implications outside of workers’ compensation/FMLA/ADA issues →