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New Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations Address Wide Range of Issues

Written on 16 Feb, 2009 at 17:03

New FMLA Regulations Took Effect January 16, 2009, Significantly Impacting FMLA Law On November 17, 2008, the US Department of Labor issued long-awaited updated regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), effective January 16, 2009. The first post... (Continue reading)

Notice Rules Under New Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations –- Employers Win Some And Lose Some

Written on 9 Feb, 2009 at 5:00

New FMLA Regulations Took Effect January 16, 2009, Significantly Impacting FMLA Law On November 17, 2008, the US Department of Labor issued long-awaited updated regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), effective January 16, 2009. The Department said... (Continue reading)

Family & Medical Leave Act News, Part II — Proposed Revisions to Regulations

Written on 24 Mar, 2008 at 15:44

Congress and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently took two important actions affecting the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Congress created special leave rights for military families; and the DOL issued proposed changes to the FMLA regulations aimed at... (Continue reading)

Family & Medical Leave Act News, Part I — Military Family Leave Rights

Written on 20 Mar, 2008 at 12:48

Congress and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently took two important actions affecting the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Congress created special leave rights for military families; and the DOL issued proposed changes to the FMLA regulations aimed at... (Continue reading)

Authoritative Summary of Law on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 9 Jul, 2007 at 17:08

We’ve written before about the increased interest in what is being called “Family Responsibilities Discrimination”: Family Responsibilities Discrimination? EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination Mommified: Social Science Evidence of Discrimination Against Mothers Legally speaking, family responsibility discrimination does not... (Continue reading)

EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 25 May, 2007 at 0:06

Family Responsibilities Discrimination has been in the news a lot lately. I’ve been skeptical of the concept, drawing some interesting comments. Katie Rice touched on a similar topic in her first post as an intern on this Blawg: Mommified: social... (Continue reading)

Hurry up and get your FMLA comments in!

Written on 9 Feb, 2007 at 11:13

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), while well-intended, has created some significant practical headaches for employers, particularly with regard to abuse of intermittent leave (perhaps that’s an understatement). The following notice, which I received from Chris Reynolds, the Management... (Continue reading)

Family Responsibilities Discrimination?

Written on 14 Oct, 2006 at 22:37

Subtitle: F.R.D. — “you can call it FRED." Apologies to my regular readers for being scarce on this blog lately. I’ve been busy, with billable work and otherwise — and maybe also needed a break from the blogging routine. One... (Continue reading)

What Happens When an Employee Has Cancer?

Written on 25 Aug, 2006 at 0:47

One of the few pleasures of my daily commute is catching Marketplace on my local NPR station on the drive home (assuming I can leave by 6:00). This evening, I caught a story about employees with cancer — and how... (Continue reading)

The FMLA 12-Month Period: How Is It Calculated?

Written on 31 Mar, 2006 at 12:59

Under FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), if you are an “eligible” employee, you are entitled to as much as 12 weeks of leave for certain family and medical reasons during a 12-month period. Question: How is the 12-month period... (Continue reading)

Top 6 Things You Should Know About Employment Law

Written on 7 Mar, 2006 at 12:10

Although written with corporate counsel in mind,these 6 important items about employment law seem to be relevant to any HR manager or even line manager, for that matter. In what I think is a nicely written employment law article from... (Continue reading)