What are the Federal FMLA eligibility requirements in relation to unpaid leave and a guaranteed job

Please complete each topic on a separate page. Topic 1 Joe has had a difficult life. His parents separated when he was an infant. His mother began drinking heavily to deal with her depression and became alcoholic. Social Services intervened to remove Joe from his mother’s care. Joe’s grandmother took Joe in and raised him from infancy. Joe is now employed for your company which is situated in California. His grandmother needs a serious operation on her eyes and will require constant monitoring and help 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Joe asks for 6 weeks unpaid leave from his important job to provide care for his grandmother. Your boss comes to you – “Are we legally obligated to grant Joe unpaid leave and guarantee him his job?” 1. Write a memo to your boss: A. What are the Federal FMLA eligibility requirements in relation to Joe being able to take unpaid leave and have a guaranteed job, to take care of his grandmother? B. What are the Calif FMLA eligibility requirements in relation to Joe being able to take unpaid leave and have a guaranteed job, to take care of his grandmother? How is Calfornia FMLA different from the Federal FMLA law, relative to taking leave to take care of his grandmother? Please use the following all of the references: (1) http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/leave-policies-workplace-faq-29088.html (2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=VIwIf7rFEls Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Your Employers Obligations Explained Topic 2 “BFOQ’s and “business necessity” sometimes serve as exceptions to the rule that you cannot discriminate in employment decisions. 1. Briefly discuss the difference between BFOQ and Business Necessity defenses. 2. Locate one real life case from a court or other tribunal where a BFOQ argument carried the day–or did not. Summarize the case. Do you agree or not with the decision? Why or why not? 3. Locate one real life case where the argument “business necessity” carried the day – or did not. Summarize the case. Do you agree or not with the decision? Why or why not? Please use all of the following references: (1) http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fighting-race-national-origin-discrimination-29672.html (2) http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/reasonable-accommodation-religious-beliefs.html (3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=LEb7tUySdkY Title VII of the Civil Rights Act