http://www.elinfonet.com/fedindex/10 Employment law articles discussing the FMLA. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:02:14 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11788 Article: 11788 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On January 30, 2012, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regarding leave for military caregivers and airline flight crews. The proposed regulations would implement changes to the FMLA made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (AFCTCA). Among other things, the new rules would expand military caregiver leave and add a special hours of service eligibility requirement for airline flight crew employees. In addition, the proposed rules also would impact certain regulations for calculating FMLA leave and for reinstating employees following FMLA leave. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11776 Article: 11776 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) New FMLA forms appear to be around the corner. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a set of forms, which were intended to assist employers in reviewing and granting requests for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Updated forms have been submitted to the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but have not yet been approved. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11764 Article: 11764 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Monday, February 6, 2012 is a bittersweet day for employers across New York and elsewhere. Just hours earlier, their employees watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. For these employers, however, many of their employees won't be at work Monday morning. The reason? In a 2008 survey conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, 1.5 million people will call in sick to work and an additional 4.4 million will call in late. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas has put worker lost productivity from the Super Bowl at more than $820 million. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11751 Article: 11751 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On January 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule that implements the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 (FY 2010 NDAA) and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. Both laws enacted in 2009 entitle more employees to family and medical leave under the federal FMLA. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11732 Article: 11732 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Can an individual supervisor be held liable when an employee files suit? Well, like all legal questions, it depends. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion yesterday expanding the instances when the answer to this question is yes in Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Probation & Parole, No. 10-3916 (3d Cir. Jan. 31, 2012). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11731 Article: 11731 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On January 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor announced proposed changes to Family and Medical Leave Act regulations (pdf) in three specific areas: 1) Military Family Leave; 2) Flight Crew FMLA Eligibility; and 3) the manner in which employers calculate increments of FMLA leave. Rules for the first two have been expected for some time, but the proposed rule on calculating increments of FMLA leave is a bit unexpected and essentially seeks to revert back to pre-2009 regulations on this issue. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11729 Article: 11729 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Ambiguity and confusion can be costly. In Thom v. American Standard, Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals awarded liquidated damages in a case "arising from confusion as to when an employee should return to work after his leave."1 http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11727 Article: 11727 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Executive Summary: The Department of Labor has announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) proposing regulations implementing the changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) made by the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the 2009 Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (AFCTC). The DOL also proposes deleting optional use forms from the Appendix to Section 825 and making them available only on the DOL's web site to eliminate confusion that may arise if the forms on the web site differ from those included in the Appendix. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11724 Article: 11724 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Department of Labor has released a proposed rule (pdf) that implements the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 (FY 2010 NDAA) and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. Both laws enacted in 2009 entitle more employees to FMLA leave. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=11722 Article: 11722 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Various news outlets and web sites, including the Washington Post, Fox News and MilitaryFamily.com, have reported that the Department of Labor will propose various changes today to Family and Medical Leave Act regulations regarding military family leave. Fox reports that Secretary Hilda Solis will make the announcement with First lady Michelle Obama.