FMLA / CFRA Leave and Employer’s IME
Under the law, where the employee’s FMLA/CFRA certification is unclear about his health condition and his/her ability to return to work, an employer’s policy may lawfully require an independent medical examination (IME) to determine the employee’s fitness to return to work.

Blue Sky: New Ideas for the Obama Administration — An FMLA That Fits More Families
The transition to an Obama White House makes public something that has been occurring in the private confines of American families for years. As the President himself acknowledged, his historic campaign would have been impossible but for the contribution of one person – his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson. As the Obamas crossed the country campaigning, Mrs. Robinson moved into their Hyde Park home to care for the couple’s young daughters.

Rural Mail Carrier Postal News: Postal FMLA Coordinators Requiring Employees to Release Medical Info to USPS Law Department
“The Postal Service is soliciting medical releases for those employees that are required to partake in the 2nd and 3rd opinion process. In doing so, the FMLA Coordinators are requiring employees to release the “specified information” to the USPS Law Department. Specifically, the USPS is requesting access to:”

FMLA Poll
Ask the Obama Administration to improve FMLA by taking our poll.
As of January 16, new regulations on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enacted by the Bush administration in its final days took effect, which make it harder for employees to take the leave they need to care for themselves or family members. FMLA provides qualified workers with 12 weeks of unpaid leave to recover from a serious health condition, care for a family member with a serious health condition or bond with a new child. According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, the new regulations:

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