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FMLA Insights
Employers, Why Don’t You Require That Employees Call Two Phone Numbers to Request FMLA Leave?
By Jeff Nowak
I conducted FMLA training this week for a client making fairly significant changes to the manner it administers FMLA leave. They not only are educating managers about their role and…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
Employer Had Legitimate, Non-Discriminatory Reason for Terminating Employee Upon Return from FMLA Leave
Employers are often surprised to learn that employees may be terminated while on (or after) Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or other type of protected leave. The key, however, is…
The EPL Advisor
Improving Someone Else’s Health (by Organ Donation) Qualifies an Employee for FMLA Leave
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has just issued an Opinion Letter concluding that organ-donation surgery can qualify as a “serious health condition” under the FMLA. Specifically, the Opinion…
All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide
Time to Update Your FMLA Forms?
By Patricia Ambrose, Amy Folsom Kett
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued new FMLA medical certification and notice forms on September 4, 2018. The forms are available here. The new forms…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Department of Labor Issues Updated FMLA Forms
On September 4, 2018, the Department of Labor issued new FMLA notices and certification forms. But don’t panic, the change was procedural in nature; no substantive changes were made to…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
DOL Opinion Letter: Organ Donation Surgery Qualifies For FMLA Leave
According to Donate Life America, every 10 minutes another person is added to the waiting list for an organ. Twenty-two (22) people die each day waiting, and yet one organ/eye/tissue…
Global Workplace Insider
DOL issues new opinions on FMLA and FLSA
Key opinion letter allows FMLA leave for voluntary organ donation Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued six advisory opinion letters on various Family and Medical Leave…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Department of Labor Releases Updated FMLA Forms
The Department of Labor just issued updated FMLA forms, good through August 31, 2021. No more using “expired” forms! For anyone who was expecting “updated” to mean changed or improved…well, we…
FMLA Insights
BREAKING: Get Your New FMLA Forms from the DOL Here!
By Jeff Nowak
Those sneaky little rascals! While the rest of us were enjoying our Labor Day holiday, those crazy kids over at the Department of Labor were still working away. Bless their…
Labor & Employment Report
Time to Update Those FMLA Forms!!!
By Fiona W. Ong
Finally! The new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms and notices are here! As FMLA-covered employers sadly know, the FMLA requires employers to provide certain very detailed notices to…