Arkansas Hospital to Pay $14K in Back Wages

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Methodist Family Health in Little Rock, Ark. terminated a worker while out on family medical leave, a violation of the Family Medical Leave Act.

The worker had qualified for 12 weeks of protected leave for a serious medical condition and parental leave after their child’s birth, but the employer terminated the worker after nine weeks of leave.

The employer erroneously limited the worker’s amount of protected leave based on the combined use of leave between the worker and the worker’s spouse who is also employed by the company.

The Department of Labor recovered $14,082in back wages.