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FMLA Insights
Is Your Remote Employee Eligible for FMLA Leave When Working from Home?
By Jeff Nowak
A funny thing happened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers everywhere sent their employees home to work, many of whom will work forever more out of their home…
GT L&E Blog
The DOL’s New Guidance on the Interplay of the Federal FMLA and State-Paid Family Medical Leave Programs
By Brian B. Kelly, Timothy Long, Charles O. Thompson, Joseph Dietrich
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FMLA2025-01-A, clarifying the complex interaction between (1) the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), (2) state-paid family and medical leave…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Illinois Work Comp Law And FMLA
By Mike Helfand
We are experienced Illinois workers' compensation lawyers. If you would like a free consultation, please call us any time at 888-705-1766 to speak with a lawyer. Just about every week…
SC Employers’ Blog
HSB Webinar Announcement: FMLA and ADA Compliance
By Chris Gantt-Sorenson, Katie Busbee
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team. Many of our webinar attendees ask us to provide general guidance on FMLA and ADA guidance on…
FMLA Insights
A Winter Treat! The ABA’s Summary of 2024 FMLA Court Decisions Has Arrived
By Jeff Nowak
What are we craving right now? The Rule of Law! Let me tell you, the American Bar Association delivered this past week! Every spring, the ABA’s Labor and Employment Section Wage…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/30/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Guest Columnist, Dori Pagé Antonetti Dear Legal Mailbag: One of our high school English teachers just went out on FMLA leave for twelve weeks…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL Clarifies Employees May Use FMLA for Clinical Trial Participation
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued DOL Opinion Letter FMLA2024-01-A on November 8, 2024. The Opinion Letter clarifies that eligible employees may take leave under the Family and Medical…
Federal Regulatory & Enforcement Insider
DOL Clarifies that Leave Taken Under State Paid Family Leave Programs May Run Concurrently with FMLA Leave
By Thomas G. Hancuch, James P. Looby, Ellen M. Hemminger, Peyton Demith
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter (FMLA2025-01-A) clarifying when an employer may count an employee’s leave taken under a state paid family…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Tenth Circuit Clarifies When the Door for Individual Liability Under the FMLA Is Opened
By By: Justin P. Grose, Matthew D. Craig
Quick Hits The Tenth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s application of the economic reality test to determine whether an individual qualifies as an “employer” and thus may be subject to…
FMLA Insights
DOL Sheds Light on Administering FMLA Leave When an Absence Triggers Both FMLA and State Paid Leave Laws
By Jeff Nowak
Week after week, it seems, a new city or state enacts its own paid leave law of some sort. For employers obligated to comply with the federal FMLA and these…