» Using Paid Leave for FMLA Human Resource Blog
By Caitlin
Yes, you can require that the employee us paid leave first — and you can count that paid leave as a portion of his FMLA. Under new FMLA regulations implemented in January 2009, an employee may use paid time off while on FMLA. …
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Letters to the editor: family leave, abstinence-only,Obama …
By Readers
Recent independent studies commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor show that the main reason FMLA-eligible employees don’t take leave when they need it is because they cannot afford to. Our current family leave laws are failing …
Opinion Impact – The Oregonian… – http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/

FMLA and AWTS – YardLimits.com
By tummyhorse90
Anyone know whether FMLA absences count against the 2 days unavailable in 120 (180 in some places) rolling days. Gut feeling is that FMLA is a sacred.

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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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