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Family and Medical Leave Act
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San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
How to Decide Whether to Sue Under FMLA or CFRA Or Both
By Arkady Itkin
If you are bringing a lawsuit against your employer for violating your medical leave rights, there are a number of possible important reasons why you should consider including only FMLA,…
Carmody @ Work
Designation of an Employee’s Leave Clarified by the U.S. Department of Labor
By Holly Wheeler, Sarah S. Healey
On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) released an opinion letter clarifying the DOL’s position on designating and taking leave under the Family…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
What is the Department of Labor Trying to Accomplish with Its Recent Opinion Letter on FMLA Leave?
On March 14, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter to answer the following two questions about FMLA leave: 1) may an employer delay designating leave as FMLA covered,…
Taking Care of HR Business
I’m Sick – I Need Leave – But I Don’t Want To Use FMLA Leave
How many times have you heard, as a Human Resources professional, an employee make the statement: “I need leave, but I don’t want to use my FMLA leave”? In many…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
The FMLA, ADA and Overseas Employees
In the global economy, it is not unusual for U.S. multinational companies to have employees working overseas. Overseas employment arrangements require employers to navigate a variety of complex legal issues…
WISE
Paid Leave May Not Be Used to Expand FMLA-Entitlement
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for specified family and medical…
Employment Law Worldview
DOL Opinion Letter Clarifies Employer Responsibilities Regarding FMLA Leave Designation (US)
By Laura Lawless, Melissa Legault
On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), Wage and Hour Division, released an opinion letter, FMLA2019-1-A, stating that employers cannot delay the designation of FMLA-qualifying leave or…
Employment Law Business Guide
Department Of Labor Says That FMLA Leave Cannot Be Deferred
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an Opinion Letter in which it stated that an employer may not delay the designation of leave qualifying…
FMLA Insights
Can an Employee Decline FMLA Leave Even though the Absence is Covered by the FMLA? According to the DOL, the Answer is an Emphatic “NO.”
By Jeff Nowak
Every one of you employs at least one of these employees -- you know, the one who: requests medical leave because of, let's say, his uromysitisis poisoning (clearly, an FMLA-qualifying…
FMLA Insights
This is the Day I Look Forward to Every Year: Arrival of the ABA’s Summary of 2018 FMLA Court Decisions
By Jeff Nowak
I can't imagine anything more exciting than having joined Littler earlier this year. [Click here to read about that virtual love fest.] But I have found a close second: the…