Csanyi v. Regis Corporation, 2008 WL 205288 (C.A.9 (Ariz.))
Plaintiff and defendant stipulated in pretrial order that employee’s health benefits were terminated while she was on approved FMLA leave. Therefore, district court erred in finding that employee failed to prove that fact for purposes of determining whether termination of health insurance benefits constituted interference with [...]

Employment Law Firm From Dallas Reports President Bush Signs into Law …
WiredPRNews.com (press release) - Dallas,TX,USA
This act amends the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”) by creating two new qualifying events for which an employee may take leave. …
SHRM discussion to center on FMLA updates
Saipan Tribune - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
The Thursday meeting will provide [...]

Feeling “Stressed Out” Insufficient Notice of Need for FMLA Leave
By carlcbosland
The court observed Indeed, “feeling stressed out”‘ is common to the workplace and hardly puts an employer on notice of a “qualifying condition” under the FMLA. Comment: To perfect the right to take FMLA leave an eligible employee…

CalBizCentral Helps Businesses Comply With New Federal Posting …
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Changes to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passed by Congress and signed into law in late January require employers to offer additional …
Proposed Revisions To FMLA Regulations: The Time To Comment Is Now
By Cal Labor Law
This month the Department [...]

Most HR Pros Uneasy over Proposed FMLA Regs
By Compensation.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@…
(2/27) Most HR professionals are pessimistic about the Department of Labor’s proposal to revise regulations for interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
Comprehensive Changes to FMLA warrant the Attention of Employers
By My name(My name)
The first major update to [...]

Staff member testifies before Senate committee
Inside CMU - Mount Pleasant,MI,USA
“My presence as a SHRM representative was to voice the various concerns about the current state of the FMLA that are held by human resources professionals …
SHRM Webcast Reveals FMLA Proposed Rules Are Hot HR Topic
HR Magazine - Alexandria,VA,USA
And I encourage anyone who has an interest [...]

Civil-rights employment laws take effect
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
… paid sick leave for any OFLA-qualified absence. Note that FMLA has not changed in this regard, and employers still may count this absence under that law.
Leave expansion a relief for military families
Boston Globe - United States
And now family members who are caring for a wounded soldier or who [...]

New FMLA rights for families of military, while family …
By Higher Education
At the end of January, the president signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The statute amended the FMLA to provide, among other things, up to 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for family members…
Taboo Subject #2 - [...]

One of our employees had been on maternity leave (FMLA) this year. Is there any law prohibiting the employer to lay off the employee for one year? What are the policies for this issue?
By Caitlin
It’s not clear from the question if the employee is still on FMLA leave, or not. It is also unclear how [...]

Unreasonable Schedules Bedevil Bus Drivers
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
The FMLA also has language that allows HART to verify the serious medical condition and identify anyone who may abuse the system. HART may, under the FMLA, …
Civil-rights employment laws take effect
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Note that FMLA has not changed in this regard, and employers still may [...]