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Family and Medical Leave Act
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Connecticut DOL Requires Employers To Report on Use of FMLA
The Connecticut Department of Labor has just posted a form for employers to fill out online regarding their experiences with the use of FMLA for the 2007 calendar year. Filling…
Employer Law Report
Supreme Court Considers Weighing In On Key FMLA Waiver Issue
In July 2007, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Progress Energy v. Taylor, 493 F.3d 454 (4th Cir. 2007), that, under the Department of Labor's (DOL's) regulations and…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Military Leave FMLA May be a Reality Soon
As I predicted last month, Congress will quickly take up the bill regarding defense spending (which also includes a provision for protected leave for military families) this week, when it…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
FMLA Waivers – Supreme Court Inches Closer to Deciding Whether Workers May Settle FMLA Claims With Employers
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning asked the government for its views on whether workers may settle Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims with their employers. The SCOTUS Blog…
Employer Law Report
Will President Bush Ultimately OK a Family and Medical Leave Expansion?
On December 28, 2007, President Bush “pocket vetoed” the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1585), which passed both houses of Congress in mid-December. The Act would have provided 12 weeks…
New Jersey Law Blog
Congress Adds FMLA Rights
In somewhat of a surprise move, on December 14, 2007, Congress amended the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add two additional reasons for applying for FMLA leave. One provision…
Labor Law Prof Blog
FMLA Expansion Hits Snag
President Bush's pocket veto on Friday of the defense spending bill ensnared a bi-partisan proposal to expand FMLA benefits for military families. Bush objected to a provision in the bill…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Pocket Veto of Expanded FMLA for Military Families — The Followup and Fallout
Since I'm only by a computer for a few minutes this morning -- still vacationing -- I wanted to just highlight a few points from my brief post yesterday afternoon…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Dan Schwartz scoops everyone with coverage of expected impending presidential veto
By Rob La Gatta
Another triumph for Dan Schwartz of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog: his quick response yesterday to the New York Times' report on President Bush's expected veto of the National Defense…
New Jersey Law Blog
Employees Giving Notice of FMLA Requests
In a recent federal published decision in the matter known as Sarnowski v. Brooke Limousine, Inc., (Third Circuit, December 12, 2007), the Court decided an interesting issue regarding the type…