2019 FMLA Update

DOL Opinion Letter Provides Guidance on FMLA Leave

On March 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter that provides clarity on how employers designate Family and ...

Family and Medical Leave Act – Pending Substantive Regulations

Twice since then, the Board of Directors of the OCWR has adopted modified FMLA regulations. However, Congress has not yet approved those updated regulations, ...

Can Employers Still Use the FMLA Forms that Expired on June 30 ...

So, employers – it's a sell-by date, not a use-by date. Resources. E-Updates ...

DOL: No Delaying FMLA Designation - Thompson Coe

On March 14, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter clarifying whether an employer may delay designating paid leave as Family and ...

Paid Parental Leave - U.S. Department of Labor

As a result, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provisions were amended in Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) to provide up to 12 weeks of paid parental ...

Changing Currents 2019: Panel Preview - The FMLA/ADA Intersection

"Changing Currents in Employment Law" is the D.C. Bar's annual three-hour event featuring legal updates ... Changing Currents 2019: Panel Preview ...

FMLA Leave in the Digital Age: When Contacting an Employee on ...

May 31, 2019 - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Share this. FMLA Leave in the Digital Age: When Contacting an Employee on FMLA Leave Constitutes Interference ... update the employee about workplace news,[6] request keys and ...

How Caregivers Can Use FMLA to Care for a Family Member - AARP

In most circumstances, FMLA covers 12 weeks of leave in a year. If you're caring for a covered military service member with a serious injury or ...

DOL Advises: FMLA Leave Should Not Be Delayed, No Exception ...

Earlier this year, the WHD advised that once an eligible employee communicates a need to take leave for a FMLA-qualifying reason, an employer ...

The Do's and Don'ts of Intermittent Leave Under the Family and ...

Generally, employers cannot dictate when an employee may use intermittent FMLA leave. As long as the leave is for a qualifying reason, it should ...

DOL Opinion Letter: Employers Cannot Delay Designation of FMLA ...

Employers can't delay the designation of a Family and Medical Leave Act-qualifying paid leave or provide additional FMLA leave beyond the ...

DOL Opinion Letter Provides Employers May Not Delay Designation ...

Employers cannot delay the designation of FMLA-qualifying leave (for example, by allowing an employee to exhaust other available paid leave ...

Webster Co-Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Family and Medical ...

The FMLA currently mandates up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain family events, including the birth of a child, during which an employer ...

Employer Obligations after FMLA Leave is Exhausted

Employment Law Update. August 2019. Employer Obligations after FMLA Leave is Exhausted. John worked for the ABC Company for over 10 years. He was a hard ...

FMLA Update - Local 60

FMLA Follow UP June 28, 2019 Similar post ; Updated FMLA Contact Information October 13, 2015 In "Local 60 News" ; MVD Support Procedure September ...

Family and Medical Leave Act | U.S. Department of Labor

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons.

U.S. Department of Labor Releases New Opinion Letters ...

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - Ann Arbor Public Schools

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - Ann Arbor Public Schools. ... Summer 2019 Update · Capital Projects Update · 2018-19 Board Reports(opens in ...

DOL Opinion Letter Clarifies Designation and Use of FMLA Leave

Therefore, if an employee elects to take paid leave for reasons that qualify for FMLA protection over unpaid FMLA leave, the paid leave counts ...

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

The FMLA guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to care for a newborn, a newly adopted child or a seriously ill family member.