Majority of Americans Agree That Transgender Employees Should Be Judged by Job Performance and not Gender Identity
MarketWatch - USA
… employees and committed partners of gay and lesbian employees both should receive leave rights for family and medical emergencies as outlined in FMLA. …

Sloppy HR adds to employers’ benfit costs
Oak Brook Business Ledger - Oak Brook,IL,USA
The [...]

Fifth Circuit Holds that FMLA Does Not Support Retaliation Claim …
By legal
Dallas, Texas (Justice News Flash) The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an employee may not sue his employer for retaliation in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (”FMLA”) based upon his wife’s protected …
Justice News Flash - http://www.justicenewsflash.com/
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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 [...]

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 [...]

Bush signs FMLA military expansion bill
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
… children, parents or next of kin of a servicemember to take up to 26 weeks of leave under the FMLA to care for the servicemember who incurred an injury …
Slipshod treatment mars FMLA measure
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
As we report on page 1, the FMLA expansion—included in [...]