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Massachusetts enacted the Small Necessities Leave Act in 1998 which expanded upon the rights guaranteed by the FMLA. The Small Necessities Leave Act allows eligible employees a total of twenty-four hours of unpaid leave during any …
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Doctor’s Summary Note Recommending 2 Weeks of Leave for “Medical Complications” Sufficient to Alert Employer of FMLA Possibility
By carlcbosland
The burden of inquiry shifted to the employer to gather additional information and determine if the leave was actually covered by the FMLA. The employer did not inquire further. As such, the court concluded that Krenzke provided …
The FMLA Blog – http://federalfmla.typepad.com/fmla_blog/

FMLA-sibling
By Rachel
Those are frequent concerns about FMLA that many employers raise. FMLA permits an employee to take time off for their own serious health condition. It also permits workers to take time off to care for a member of their immediate family …
Human Resource Blog – http://www.humanresourceblog.com

Costs and Benefits of the FMLA
By laborprof lpb
On the heels of Bird & Knopf’s surprising finding that the costs of disability laws are much higher than expected comes a new study by Jeffrey Eisenach (Criterion Economics; adjunct at George Mason) finding the same true of the FMLA….
Workplace Prof Blog – http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/

North Dakota STD and Termination
By Tamara
If the company considered the worker to be on FMLA (Family Medical and Leave Act), then that worker has only one week of leave left. In addition, the employee could not be terminated. FMLA leave is job-protected, unpaid and allows up to …

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Are my flares disabilng enough?
By FaithS
After utitlizing all of my FMLA time, I lost one job as I recovered, first, from stroke-like symptoms, then, from a second flare with serious memory, cognitive and manic symptoms. Eight months later, after recovery time, …
NeuroTalk Communities – http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com

EMPLOYER STUDY FROM FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE
By edc5
The report includes interesting findings related to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): 22% of employers offer more than the 12 weeks of mandated maternity leave, yet 18 to 21% of all employers surveyed appear to be out of compliance …

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Important New Employment Legislation Prohibits Discrimination …
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription) – London,UK
Unpaid leave is currently available to many New Jersey employees pursuant to the NJFLA and FMLA. Eligibility for leave and benefits available under the new …

Obama. Montana. One more week.
By John Blanco(John Blanco)
The FMLA covers only certain employees of employers with 50 or more employees. Obama will expand it to cover businesses with 25 or more employees. He will expand the FMLA to cover more purposes as well, including allowing workers to …
ZaBlanc’s Blag – http://zablanc.blogspot.com/

Update Your FMLA Policies
By admin
Update the “leave entitlement” portion of your FMLA policy to note that eligible employees may now take a) leave for a “qualifying exigency”, and b) leave to care for a family member injured while on active duty. …
HRC Alerts – http://www.hrconsults.com/alerts

[Guidance Overview] Dawson Update on Supreme Court FMLA Waiver Case
By davebaker@benefitslink.com(davebaker@benefitslink.com)
Excerpt: “As noted last week, the Solicitor General filed a brief recommending that the government not grant cert. in the FMLA waiver case of Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc. The case was argued successfully at the appellate level by …
BenefitsLink.com – http://benefitslink.com/

Are your HR Posters Updated?
By Angie Strunk(Angie Strunk)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers with 50 or more workers must display a notice explaining an employee’s rights and responsibilities under the FMLA, including eligibility for leave, notice requirements, job protection, …
angiestrunkspeaks – http://angiestrunkspeaks.blogspot.com/

Diagnosed w/ Pre-Eclampsia
By cparks1
I only get 6 weeks maternity leave (paid), the rest of the time I can use is FMLA and it’s not paid but it guarantee’s my job back. I just want the baby to be healthy and I will do what the doctor says. I am just confused as to why my …

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SHRM Webcast Reveals FMLA Proposed Rules Are Hot HR Topic
HR Magazine – Alexandria,VA,USA
And I encourage anyone who has an interest in the FMLA regulations to provide us with feedback.” Lipnic expects a strong response to the proposed changes …

Labor Department Set To Implement Broad Changes To FMLA Regulations
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription) – London,UK
Spanning hundreds of pages, the Department of Labor’s proposed rule revisions cover a wide array of topics and have the potential to clarify the FMLA and …

Democrats Voice Opposition to Proposed FMLA Changes
By carlcbosland
Senator Dodd, the Subcommittee chairman and sponsor of the original FMLA, identified proposals allowing employers to require employers to provide medical recertification every six months and allowing employers to contact the employee’s …

New Proposed FMLA Regulations
By rnigut@sullivan-ward.com (Rush Nigut)
The Department of Labor recently released new proposed regulations concerning the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Since the proposed regulations are 477 pages, it is nice that Ohio employment lawyer Jon Hyman has provided a excellent …

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FMLA Labor Law Posters
Watch out for misleading mail and email about changes in the FMLA and federal labor law posters.

A Family Friendly Small Business Nightmare
Acton Institute – Grand Rapids,MI,USA
Like many well-intentioned laws, the FMLA has been plagued by unintended consequences and expensive abuses, especially costly for small businesses. …

New regulations drafted for FMLA
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
The FMLA entitles employees to up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for an newborn child, an ill family member or their own illness. …

United States: Family and Medical Leave Act Expanded to Cover Relatives of Military Service Family Members
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription) – London,UK
L. 110-181) into law, which expands the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to assist military members and their families. …

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Slipshod treatment mars FMLA measure
Business Insurance – Chicago,IL,USA
As we report on page 1, the FMLA expansion—included in a broader Department of Defense spending bill that received final congressional approval last …

Labor Department Proposes Regulations To Address Concerns About …
By davebaker@benefitslink.com(davebaker@benefitslink.com)
Excerpt: “The proposed regulations would require employees to request FMLA leave in advance. Currently, employees in most cases can miss work for two days before they must request FMLA leave. Victoria Lipnic, assistant labor secretary ..

FMLA in the Union Workplace..
By dc428
Most employees at my work have Intermittent FMLA and use it when they need it for a variety of reasons but mostly for back problems. The company recently outsourced the FMLA to a third-party company, the company has been sending letters …

The Family and Medical Leave Act FAQ – About Headaches and Migraine
The Family and Medical Leave Act Frequently Asked Questions.

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