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FMLA Insights
DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Calculating FMLA Leave During a Holiday Week
By Jeff Nowak
Welcome to the two people willing to dive into this blog post after reading that riveting headline! In a highly technical opinion letter issued this week, the Department of Labor…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Four Key (and Surprising) Points for Navigating FMLA Leave
By By: Charles L. Thompson IV, Stacy M. Bunck, L. Eric Dowell, John G. Stretton, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Complying with the various legal and practical requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its regulations is an ongoing challenge for employers, particularly when it comes to…
Ogletree Deakins Podcasts
Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2023: All Things ADA, LOA, FMLA, and Reasonable Accommodations (Podcast)
By Stacy M. Bunck, John G. Stretton, Publisher, Charles L. Thompson IV
This episode of Workplace Strategies Watercooler, which was recorded at Ogletree Deakins’ national Workplace Strategies seminar, features a discussion of reasonable accommodations issues emerging from the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Labor & Employment Report
(Not Terribly Useful) Guidance from the DOL on the FMLA and Holidays
By Fiona W. Ong
Opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor are pretty unusual, so I get really excited when they issue one. And typically, the letter addresses an issue of some significance…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Biden Calls for Nationwide Paid Family and Medical Leave
By Anne Hall
President Joe Biden recently held a press conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for…
Employment Law Letter
No Blank Space In Case Law On Handling FMLA Abuse
A Law360 Article, reprinted by permission. Click to download a printable PDF. Just like you can't spell awesome without "me," you can't take Family and Medical Leave Act leave without some…
Law and the Workplace
Department of Labor Issues Updated FLSA and FMLA Posters
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released updated posters regarding the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers covered by these laws…
Labor & Employment Insights
Bueller? Bueller? EEOC Examining Attendance Policies for ADA Violations
By Anne R. Yuengert, J. William Manuel
Do you have a “no fault” attendance policy or some other way in which employees get points for absences? If so, be careful. A recent Eleventh Circuit matter, EEOC v.…
FMLA Insights
DOL Publishes a New (Eggplant-Colored) FMLA Poster
By Jeff Nowak
In the dark of night, those crazy kids over at the U.S. Department of Labor were busy at work publishing new FMLA regulations, FMLA opinion letters, a new FMLA poster.…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Educate Managers on FMLA/ADA Overlap
By Tracey Levy
Are your managers familiar with the organization’s overlapping obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Time and again, I see managers conflate…