Employer Law Blog

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court handed down its first major decision construing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In general, the CFAA sets criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized access to a computer. The CFAA identifies two ways of violating the statute, "access without authorization" and "exceed[ing] authorized access". 

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has recently held that it may be a violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act for an employer to seek medical certification for each incident of FMLA approved intermittent leave. The Act permits an employer to request recertification every 30 days of leave time.