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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Employment & Labor
New FMLA Regulations for Military Family Leave and Other Updated FMLA Regulation
In January 2008, President Bush signed into law the expansive amendments to the FMLA which provide greater benefits to employees who have family members in the armed services. The new…
Labor Law Prof Blog
ABA Panel on New FMLA Regs
BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required) has a report on a panel sponsored by the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section on the new FMLA regulations that will go into…
California Business and Employment Law
New FMLA Poster
A revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster, reflecting the recently published final rule, is now available for viewing and downloading. Every employer covered by the FMLA is required…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Breakfast Roundtable on new FMLA Regulations set for January 14th – What Employers Need to Know
Over the last month or so, I've noticed extraordinary interest among readers about the new FMLA regulations. So much so, that I've decided to put on a breakfast roundtable in…
Employment Law Matters
Employer does not violate FMLA by having daily call-in policy
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld summary judgment in favor of an employer who discharged an employee for failing to follow a company policy requiring employees to…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Arbitration decision regarding BTA FMLA leave upheld
Matter of Bridge & Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association v Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority In January 2005, the Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association changed its policy and required employees…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Companies predict increase in lawsuits in 2009
The Seattle Business Journal recently reported that in a survey of companies in the United States and Great Britain, corporate counsel expected the number of lawsuits filed against their companies to…
Employment Law Matters
Court finds apprentice program constitutes “joint employer” for purposes of FMLA coverage
A judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington recently ruled that a Seattle apprenticeship program was the “joint-employer” of a plumbing apprentice for purposes…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
New I-9 and FMLA Forms Now Available – Use the New Year to Update Your Paperwork
File this under "mundane" but necessary. Two sets of new forms (and a poster) have been released by the U.S. Government for use by HR professionals and companies in two…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Department of Labor Issues FMLA posters and Forms
The DOL issued a revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster, reflecting the recently published final rule which is now available for viewing and downloading. Every employer covered by…