Drew M. Capuder
Drew has been practicing for 26 years, focusing on employment litigation, employment consulting, commercial, litigation, and mediation. Drew has extensive trial and appellate experience in West Virginia and Texas, in state and federal courts.
Category Archives: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Legislative Update: Pending bill would expand sick leave rights for West Virginia employees
House Bill 2770, which was recently introduced into the West Virginia House of Delegates, would create the “Flexible Leave Act” to allow employees to take already earned paid leave, and to use that leave for paid time off for an … Continue reading
Back from the USSR: FMLA Retaliation, 4th Circuit Decision in Dotson v Pfizer
Retaliation law is one of the most developing (and dangerous) areas of employment law. I recently spoke at the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association’s annual conference on retaliation law, and I wanted to go back and discuss an important Fourth … Continue reading
FMLA now applies to leave for care of children by same-sex couples
The United States Department of Labor recently issued an Administrator’s Interpretation 2010–3 which applies leave rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care of children by same-sex couples. The US Department of Labor issued a press release to … Continue reading
Drew Capuder will be speaking on disability and sexual harassment issues in Morgantown Oct. 20, 2010
I will be speaking (and presenting articles) at a seminar sponsored by Sterling Education Services on October 20, 2010 in Morgantown, West Virginia, entitled “Fundamentals of Employment Law”. I will be speaking (and presenting articles) on “Sexual, Racial, and Other … Continue reading
