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Labor & Employment Insights
New Year, New Views: DOL Opinion Letters on FLSA and FMLA Provide Employers with Helpful Guidance
By Stephanie Goldfeld, Jennifer M. Trulock
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor…
School Law
Connecticut FMLA and the Continuation of Medical Insurance: What are the Rules?
By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Richard I. Cohen
Last fall, school districts across Connecticut faced significant changes regarding employee leave rights when state law was revised to extend the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA) to…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Avoiding Costly Lawsuits: Timely Final Wage Payments in Connecticut
A few weeks ago, I came across a new class action lawsuit filed against a national delivery service. The case involves a simple issue: the company allegedly failed to pay…
FMLA Insights
Is Travel Time to and from a Medical Appointment Covered by the FMLA?
By Jeff Nowak
Your employee, Thelma, has requested FMLA leave to take her mom, Louise, to regular doctor appointments. Though the appointment itself will take one hour, Thelma wants to schedule it in…
The Employer Handbook Blog
FMLA Travel Time and Snow Days: What the DOL Just Clarified
Two different HR questions triggered two formal FMLA opinion letters this week – and both answers will feel uncomfortably familiar to the employers they affect. On January 5, 2026, the…
Labor & Employment Insights
Is an Employee on FMLA Leave Untouchable? 2nd Circuit Says Certain Facts Can Support Termination
By Anne R. Yuengert, Jennifer M. Trulock, J. William Manuel
We’ve all been there: An employee takes time off (think FMLA or other protected leave), and then you need to take an adverse employment action. Can you do so and…
FMLA Insights
As You Prepare Payment on Those Year-End Bonuses and Wonder Whether You Pay the Guy Who Took FMLA Leave, Read This First
By Jeff Nowak
Another year in the books—hope 2025 was a big win for your team! For some, and hopefully all of you, you are ready to pay out year-end bonuses as the…
FMLA Insights
Join Me for My Annual FMLA & ADA Master Class: The 2026 Edition!
By Jeff Nowak
Today is my birthday! Yay for me! To celebrate, I am inviting you to a five-day FMLA & ADA Party! This ain't no joke. Join me for five days (13-hours!)…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Work Injuries in Wisconsin: Navigating Comp, ADA, FMLA, and Beyond
Work injuries rarely stay neatly contained within one legal bucket. In Wisconsin, a single incident can simultaneously trigger worker’s compensation rights, ADA accommodation obligations, FMLA protections, and short and long-term…
Wait A Second!
FMLA interference claim is dismissed
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
In this Family and Medical Leave Act case, the plaintiff argues that her employer fired her after she took 8.5 days of paid time off to care for her sick…