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A chemicals company did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it used video surveillance to prove an employee s behavior was inconsistent with her stated need for disability leave, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled (
A long-time DuPont employee took FMLA leave to recover from a foot surgery. While on leave, and while receiving short-term disability pay, other DuPont workers reported seeing the technician walking around at a pool party, despite her doctor s orders that she should not put weight on her foot. After hearing this report, company management hired an investigative agency to surveil the worker to ensure she was following her doctor s restrictions. Initial surveillance captured the technician climbing in and out of her SUV, driving, walking and descending stairs, and lifting a small child activities that directly violated her doctor s instructions and conflicted with her report that she could barely walk. Later,
Chicago's government watchdog released a new report sharply criticizing the city's police department for how it handled the protests and riots following the death of George Floyd, the Washington Post reports.Why it matters: The 152-page report from the Chicago Office of Inspector General describes a department in chaos, incidents of violence from officers that went unpunished, and concludes that a lack of preparedness and leadership will leave the department and the city to deal "with the negative repercussions" well into the future.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free“The events of May and June 2020 may have set CPD and the City back significantly in their long-running, deeply challenged effort to foster trust with members of the community,” said Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety Deborah Witzburg in a statement. Details: The report, which covers events from May 29 through June 7,
The Chicago Police Department was poorly prepared for the racial justice protests that rocked the city last spring and did not fully meet its obligations to chronicle its use of force, according to a sprawling report released by the city’s watchdog on Thursday.
Chicago and its police department were "under-prepared and ill-equipped" to handle protests and violence that erupted last summer following the police-involved killing of George Floyd, the city s watchdog said