MARTA ran afoul of labor laws by firing two employees and suspending another in violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, according to federal investigators.
The transit agency offered to reinstate the fired workers and paid out $32,000 in lost wages.
That was two years ago. But the problems continued.
Details from a follow-up investigation indicate MARTA again erred in handling Family and Medical Leave Act requests and unfairly punished employees who were qualified to take unpaid leave.
MARTA finds itself between a rock and a hard place, getting fined for mishandling legitimate leave requests from employees, while at the same time getting burned by chronic workforce absenteeism.
The infractions, the fines, the no-shows: They all add up in terms of costs. What does MARTA plan to do about it? And what is the Family and Medical Leave Act, anyway? Read more on MyAJC.com.
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