The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division proposes to revise certain regulations of of 1993 (FMLA or the Act), primarily to implement recent statutory amendments to the Act. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes regulations to implement amendments to the military leave provisions of the FMLA made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, which extends the availability of FMLA leave to family members of members of the Regular Armed Forces for qualifying exigencies arising out of the servicemember's deployment; defines those deployments covered under these provisions; and extends FMLA military caregiver leave to family members of certain veterans with serious injuries or illnesses. This NPRM also proposes to amend ...
Labor & Employment Family and Medical Leave Act
This document extends the period for filing written comments until April 30, 2012 on the proposed revisions to certain regulations of of 1993 (FMLA). On February 15, 2012, the Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise certain regulations the FMLA, primarily to implement recent statutory amendments to the Act. The comment period is scheduled to close on April 16, 2012. The Department of Labor (Department) is taking this action in order to provide interested parties additional time to submit comments.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted in 1993, almost 17 years ago. Yet it continues to be a challenge for employers who confront both a difficult and confusing regulatory scheme and, sometimes, manipulative employees. This article discusses some of the most salient issues addressed by the final regulations and some interesting case developments within the last year. In order to be eligible for leave under the FMLA, an employee must be employed by an employer for at least twelve months prior to the leave. The regulations now specify that the twelve months need not be consecutive. The cases taken as a whole, demonstrate the need for all employers to be well versed in FMLA's requirements, and to carefully track both an employee's entitlement to leave, as well as the amount o...
Even at this early date, 2008 already has seen significant statutory changes and proposed regulatory changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers should ensure they are in compliance with all of the changes already implemented by Congress and President George W. Bush, and stay apprised of regulatory changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage Hour Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``29 CFR Part 825, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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