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FMLA Law News Update Sept 3

fmlalaw — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:10:55 +0000

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 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants employees of covered employers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a newborn or adopted or foster …

UNION NUMBERS SHOW TDCJ STAFFING IS STILL A CRISIS
By Drue Myers(Drue Myers)
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the end of May 31, 2008 had 2042 correctional officers on FMLA / non-FMLA leave status. 735 correctional officers were on leave without pay (LWOP) and not included in the 21921 fulltime …
dmj: drue myers journal – http://druzifer.livejournal.com/

Retroactive FMLA
By Rachel
Frankly, somebody dropped the ball here — and we will leave it up to you to determine if it was the supervisor or the HR department. This employee should have been offered FMLA leave within the first two weeks of being absent — for your …
Human Resource Blog – http://www.humanresourceblog.com

Ineligible Worker May Sue Based On Handbook Provisions.
By elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an Indianapolis worker who was deemed ineligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may sue his former employer under state law for either breach of contract …

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Fmla Law News Update September 2

fmlalaw — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:11 +0000

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/

Past Time in the US to Provide Paid Family Leave as a Basic Employment Protection
By Shawn Fremstad
While the US Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does set a minimum standard for parental leave, that leave is unpaid. Moreover, about 40 percent of US workers are not protected by the FMLA. The FMLA does not cover workers in smaller …
inclusionist – - http://inclusionist.org

Shoud I Stay or Should I Go?
By Evil HR Lady(Evil HR Lady)
I don’t, however, think it’s ethical to hop jobs and then either a) leave them in a lurch or b) feel like I cannot stay home if I want to because I changed jobs so recently (which also brings up FMLA). Okey-dokey, let’s slow down. …
Evil HR Lady – http://evilhrlady.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth Gregory: Never Done and Under Paid
By Elizabeth Gregory(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
It would include the usual suspects like fair pay protections, access to affordable good child care, affordable access to and information on birth control and abortion, and paid sick days, and it would expand to fund FMLA, …

FMLA Law News Update September 18, 2009 New York State and City Human Rights Laws Require Interactive...
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FMLA news update – 2/27

fmlalaw — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:44:36 +0000

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 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 news Update – 2/23

fmlalaw — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:48:09 +0000

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 long the worker has been on FMLA leave. FMLA, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, permits workers to take up to 12 weeks of …

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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. …

FMLA Podcast from Jeff Nowak and Bill Pokorny In this month’s podcast, Franczek Radelet attorneys Jeff Nowak and...

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FMLA law news update

fmlalaw — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:37:43 +0000

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 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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