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Labor & Employment Insights
Plaintiff Alleges Violation of FMLA for Being Required to Show Mastectomy Scars Before Returning to Work
In a Complaint recently filed in a Florida federal court (Andrea Santiago v. Broward Health), social worker Andrea Santiago alleged that her employer, Broward Health, violated the FMLA when it…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Intermittent FMLA Leave: A Chronic HR Headache (Part II)
This blog is a sequel to our previous post summarizing the rules and regulations governing an employee’s use of intermittent FMLA leave, which you can find here. Managing employees’ requests for…
FMLA Insights
DOL Will Not Enforce Final FMLA Regulation Regarding Same-Sex Spouses in Four States
By Jeff Nowak
Last week, I reported that a federal district court in Texas had halted the DOL's enforcement of its final rule that would allow employees to take FMLA leave for their…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Intermittent FMLA Leave: A Chronic HR Headache (Part I)
At HR Law & Solutions last month, attendees asked tough questions about handling requests for intermittent leave under the FMLA. We promised to write a blog post summarizing current rules…
Workforce Bulletin
FMLA Same-Sex Spouse Final Rule Enjoined in Some States
By August Emil Huelle, Nathaniel M. Glasser
One day before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) same-sex spouse final rule took effect on March 27, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the…
Labor Days
Texas Judge Imposes Temporary Halt on Enforcement of New FMLA Same-Sex Couple Rules
By Kelley Drye
We recently blogged about the Department of Labor’s new rule that extended FMLA rights to same-sex married couples. The DOL’s rule was set to take effect nationwide on March 27,…
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Top 10 in Law Blogs: Same-Sex FMLA Halted, Drones on Youtube, Fantasy Sports
It's time to wrap things up for the week and head out into a sunny Seattle evening—or watch basketball. Probably watch basketball. As a heads up, over on LXBN, Ben…
Louisiana Law Blog
Definition of Spouse in Limbo Under the FMLA
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 a U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction, staying the U.S. Department of…
FMLA Insights
Texas Court Puts a Halt on DOL Enforcement of the New FMLA Rule Extending Leave Rights to Same-Sex Couples
By Jeff Nowak
A federal judge in Texas granted an injunction on Thursday that (for the time being) has stopped enforcement of the DOL's final rule regarding the definition of spouse. Under the…
Global Workplace Insider
Employers must provide Family Medical Leave Act benefits to same-sex married couples starting March 27, 2015
By Russell Kott
On March 27, 2015, employers must provide FMLA benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married regardless of whether the employee lives in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage. What…