Reference no: EM132241691

Question: Fact Pattern 1: Would you uphold the discharge? Include in your discussion the concepts of "just cause" and "progressive discipline".

Is management's position that "the employee never attempted to discuss the issue" consistent with their legal obligations?

Fact Pattern 2: 1. Should you interview Kathy? Why or why not? Can you ask Kathy if she is willing to pay for the interpreter?

2. When you interview Kathy and tell her that the requirements of the job include some phone work, she indicates that she would need a TDD machine in order to do that, and where possible, would prefer to use email communication. What do you do?

3. You hire Kathy, and once she starts work she tells you that she needs three ten-minute breaks each day to pray, and a private place to do so. The position allows for a sixty-minute, unpaid lunch break and two ten-minute breaks. Do you have to make the accommodation, and if so, what might that accommodation be?

Fact Pattern 3: I. Explain whether Jimmy Johnson would be eligible for FMLA leave, and any issues that may occur regarding reinstatement.

II. Can Jimmy commence his FMLA leave upon notification?

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