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DoL Proposes FMLA Changes
January 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a set of proposed revisions to the...
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FMLA Expansion for Military Family Headed to White House Again
January 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress has given its final stamp of approval to an expansion of the federal Family...
Bush Vetoes FMLA Expansion for Military Families
January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Contrary to indications, President Bush has vetoed a bill that included an expansion of the...
House Approves FMLA Expansion for Military Families
December 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the National Defense Authorization Act - an expansion...
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Unusual Behavior Enough for FMLA Mental Health Condition Notice
October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a worker's claim that her employer did...
7th Circuit: No FMLA 'Light Duty'
September 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling that an...
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Employers Report Confusion over Implementation of FMLA
July 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found nearly 40% of...
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FMLA Creates Concern over Business Management and Attendance
June 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) released Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations: A Report...
Washington State Adopts Paid Family Leave Provision
May 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington Governor Christine Gregoire has given her approval to a paid family leave program, making...
Employer Can't Force Paid Leave Substitution under FMLA
March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A freight hauling company mistakenly required an employee on medical leave to also burn up...
Employer Can't Force Paid Leave Substitution under FMLA
March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A freight hauling company mistakenly required an employee on medical leave to also burn up...
Court: Employers Must Consider Context for Worker FMLA Notice
January 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a worker for a property management company who...
Bill Seeks to Expand Family Leave for Federal Workers
January 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced a new bill designed to provide improved flexibility for...
FMLA Service Requirement Need Not Be Continuous
December 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a worker does not have to be employed...
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Employers: Intermittent Leave Hardest Part of FMLA Compliance
December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty-four percent of those organizations that must abide by the Family and Medical Leave Act...
DoL: Teacher Dental Plan Included under FMLA
December 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has sided with a teachers' union in asserting that...
Appellate Judges OK FMLA Leave Bonus Reduction
September 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what it said was the first time a federal appellate court has considered the...
Judge Dismisses FMLA Wrongful Termination Suit
September 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has...
Court: FMLA Job Protection not Absolute
August 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does...
Employers Can Run Sick Leave Concurrently with FMLA Time Off
May 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that The Family and Medical Leave...