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Inside Jobs
FMLA Protections for Same-Sex Spouses
Under a Final Rule recently adopted by the Department of Labor (“DOL”), legally married same-sex couples will be included in the definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave…
Employee Benefits Blog
DOL Extends FMLA Spousal Leave Rights to Same-Sex Spouses in All States
By Brian Tiemann, Jacob Mattinson, Todd Solomon
On February 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division published its final rule regarding the definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act…
FMLA Insights
Employer’s Lack of FMLA Compliance in Handling FMLA Leave Request is a Lesson for the Rest of Us
By Jeff Nowak
Want a glimpse into a world where an employer fails to maintain a legally compliant leave management process? Let me warn you -- what you are about to read is…
Labor Days
Why the “Epidemic” of FMLA Lawsuits?
The Administrative Office of the US Courts just reported a 26.3% jump in Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) lawsuits in 2014. These numbers are a bit startling. In 2012, there…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
A One-Two Punch: New CFRA Regs and Abusive Conduct Training
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By Dana Peterson Breaking News: New CFRA regulations will take effect July 1, 2015. Mandatory paid sick leave will not be the only new rule affecting California employers this summer. Also…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
USA Ranks Last for Maternity Leave
Under the Family Medical Leave Act, a mother or father can take 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a sick child. But, the FMLA does not apply to…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
Alcoholic Employee’s Suit Dismissed Because He Could Not Prove He Was Disabled
A federal district court dismissed the discrimination claims of an alcoholic individual who claimed that his former employer refused to rehire him after he completed alcohol rehabilitation. Alexander v. Washington…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Trump Decision – Administrative Claims of Employees
In an 11 page opinion (the "Opinion") released March 9, 2015, in the Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. bankruptcy (Case No. 14-12103), Judge Gross interpreted Bankruptcy Code 503(b)(1)(A) in approving the…
In Solvency
Trump Decision – Administrative Claims of Employees
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
In an 11 page opinion (the "Opinion") released March 9, 2015, in the Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. bankruptcy (Case No. 14-12103), Judge Gross interpreted Bankruptcy Code 503(b)(1)(A) in approving the…
BeLabor the Point
Same-Sex FMLA Coverage: Where You Were Married, Not Where You Live
Ver la versión en español aquí Effective March 27, 2015, the FMLA’s definition of “spouse” will expand to include an FMLA-eligible employee in a lawful same-sex or common law marriage,…