Riddell v. Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange

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• holding that 29 C.F.R. § 852.220(d) prohibits any waiver of FMLA rights without prior approval of the DOL or a court
• finding that employee did not waive rights knowingly and voluntarily even though “some of the relevant factors weigh in [employer’s] favor”
• finding that employee did not waive rights knowingly and voluntarily even though \some of the relevant factors weigh in [employer's] favor\
• noting that giving the employee only a few minutes to review document was insufficient
• noting that employee’s request for additional pay could be considered attempt at negotiation
• noting that where employee was “skilled at analyzing complex insurance contracts” but did not have education beyond high school diploma, age/experience factor “does not weigh greatly in favor of one party or the other”

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