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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
FMLA Sees Twenty Year Anniversary
The Family Medical Leave Act was passed twenty years ago this week. To learn a little more about the FMLA, see this overview. Or, you can see the Department of…
FMLA Insights
DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing FMLA Amendments Expanding Military Family Leave and Leave for Airline Flight Crew Members
By Jeff Nowak
This week, the Department of Labor released its final rule implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act amendments under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (NDAA) and the Airline Flight Crew…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Family Medical Leave Act Turns 20
Feminist Majority Foundation: Family Medical Leave Act Turns 20:Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which grants job-protected sick leave to those who are recovering…
FMLA Insights
The FMLA Turns 20 Today; The DOL Celebrates with Curious Survey Results About the Use of FMLA
By Jeff Nowak
Happy 20th Birthday, FMLA! On February 5, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, making it the very first piece of legislation he signed into law…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Final FMLA Rule on Military and Flight Crews Expansion to Be Published Tomorrow
Kenneth Shiotani (National Disability Rights Network) gives us the news that the Department of Labor will be publishing its final rule on the recent amendments to the FMLA that expanded coverage…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
DOL Issues Guidance on Definition of “Son or Daughter” under FMLA
By Jodi Frankel
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued additional guidance to employers regarding the definition of "son or daughter" under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it relates to an…
FMLA Insights
Why Must Employers Train Their Managers About the FMLA? Here are 1.2 Million Reasons Why
By Jeff Nowak
I came across an interesting FMLA case this past week, and the facts are simple enough that it kept my attention. [In the age of Twitter and Facebook, anything beyond…
BeLabor the Point
FMLA Update: Leave Available to Care for an Adult Child
The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for a “son or daughter” with a serious health condition. According…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Who Cares? DOL’s Roadmap on “Caring for” an Adult Child under FMLA
A parent otherwise eligible for FMLA leave can use that leave to care for a child 18 years of age or older, if that child (1) has a “disability” under…
Minnesota Employer
DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA Care for an Adult Son or Daughter
On January 14, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new Administrator’s Interpretation (No. 2013-1), providing guidance regarding the possible eligibility of an employee to take Family and Medical…