http://www.elinfonet.com/fedindex/10 Employment law articles discussing the FMLA. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:17 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8684 Article: 8684 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Family and Medical Leave Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who have taken leave under that Act. However, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer who terminated an individual for excessive absenteeism and performance issues that developed prior to that employee’s request for FMLA leave, even though her termination occurred during that protected leave. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8680 Article: 8680 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act which expands the recently-enacted exigency and caregiver leave provisions for military families under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The FMLA had been amended earlier in the year to provide "exigency leave" of up to 12 weeks for urgent needs related to a reservist family member's call to active service but was confined to family members of those in the National Guard or Reserves. The new requirement extends that leave to the family members of a member of any regular component of the Armed Forces, and removes the requirement that it be in support of a contingency operation. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8678 Article: 8678 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Last week, President Obama signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which expands coverage for military exigency leave and military caregiver leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In 2008, an earlier NDAA signed by President Bush created the categories of military exigency and caregiver leave under the FMLA. The changes in the 2010 NDAA provide exigency leave coverage to family members of those in a regular component of the Armed Forces during deployment to a foreign country. Provisions also expand caregiver leave to assist with treatment for an injury or illness incurred within a five year period before the leave. The changes take effect immediately. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8669 Article: 8669 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On October 29, 2009, President Obama signed a Defense Department and Authorization Bill that expanded certain provisions of the FMLA. These changes are in addition to those that were made earlier this year when the FMLA was expanded to include leave relating to military service. The highlights of the most recent amendments are as follows: http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8660 Article: 8660 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Congress Expands Family Military Leave. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8656 Article: 8656 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) For the second time in the last two years, Congress has expanded the scope of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (the “Act”). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8649 Article: 8649 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Just when employers were starting to get familiar with all of the recent changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA), last week President Obama signed into law yet another expansion of the FMLA military leave provisions. These changes are found in the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647). The new law, which is effective immediately, expands the so-called "qualifying exigency" and "military caregiver" leave provisions under the FMLA. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8645 Article: 8645 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647). Among other things, the new law includes an expansion of the recently-enacted exigency and caregiver leave provisions for military families under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The legislation does not include an effective date, suggesting that it took effect immediately upon the President's signature. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8626 Article: 8626 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (the "NDAA"), which, among other things, expands the scope of the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) pertaining to leave for qualifying exigencies and military caregiver leave. Specifically, the NDAA now permits family members of active duty service members to take leave for a qualifying exigency. Previously, only family members of National Guard and Reservists called to active duty in support of a contingency operation were permitted to take leave for a qualifying exigency. The NDAA also extends the scope of military caregiver leave to families of certain veterans, who previously were not covered by the provision. It also permits military caregiver leave for serious injuries or illnesses that are the result of pre-existing conditions that were aggravated by service while on active duty. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=8611 Article: 8611 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84) (NDAA). The NDAA includes provisions that expand the two types of military-related leave that became available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in January 2008: "qualifying exigency" leave and military caregiver leave. Although this portion of the NDAA does not have an effective date, according to the staff of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the House Armed Services Committee, the NDAA took effect when President Obama signed it.