The federal FMLA was signed into law in 1993 in response to the needs of a workforce whose demographics had changed greatly. One major demographic change was the influx of women of childbearing age ...
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the first law President Bill Clinton signed, was another employee benefit measure the business community opposed, fearing it would impose an undue ...
The federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to handle serious medical issues. Generally, an employee must give the employer 30 days' notice ...
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Obama administration from implementing a new rule under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that extends equal benefits to married, same-sex ...
The New Jersey Attorney General's office disputes the employer's interpretation that FMLA and state family leave must be used concurrently. "Under the law," the office wrote in a statement, "an ...
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A new employer guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act outlines companies’ obligation under the statute, but still leaves many unanswered questions, says FMLA attorney Jeff Nowak, a partner in the ...
The lawsuit comes following a change by the Labor Department granting paid time off to legally married same-sex couples, even if they are living in a state, like Texas, that does not recognize ...
A federal class action lawsuit alleges that Class 1 railroad CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) wrongly discouraged workers from taking leave under the Family Medical Leave Act and retaliated against workers who used ...