Employer Can Request 2nd Evaluation of Worker After FMLA Leave

An employer who is not satisfied with the certification provided by a treating physician regarding an applicant's fitness to return to work after taking a medical leave can seek its own evaluation of the employee, at its own expense, once it has brought the employee back to work, a California appellate court ruled.Case: White v. County of Los Angeles, Nos. B243471 and B244798, 04/15/2014, published. Facts: Susan White worked as an investigator with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Her coworkers noted that she began acting erratically at work in late 2009, after h...