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BREAKING: DOL Proposes New FMLA Rules Impacting Military Leave

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

The Department of Labor today proposed new regulations of the FMLA that would explain further the military family leave provisions and incorporate some special provisions for airline flight crews.  The new proposed regulations are in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 which amended the FMLA to extend the military caregiver… Continue Reading

Senator Dodd’s Lasting Legacy to Employment Law: FMLA

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Yesterday, Senator Chris Dodd gave his farewell speech from the Senate floor.  It seems archaic to read a speech, but it’s worth a few minutes of your time, regardless of your politics.  He has been a public servant and a tireless advocate for many causes in Connecticut.  It will be strange to have a Connecticut delegation… Continue Reading

Complications: The Interplay Between the Family Violence Leave Law & White-Collar Exemptions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

When new laws get passed, the complications that arise from the passage aren’t immediately clear.  But a look at Connecticut’s new family violence leave provisions (effective October 1, 2010) demonstrates how some of those complications are now making themselves apparent.  As you may recall, the new Family Violence Victim leave law permits employees to take… Continue Reading

Senator Dodd’s Legacy With Employers Is Clear: Family and Medical Leave Act

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

Regardless of your political leanings, Senator Chris Dodd — who announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election this November — may long be remembered by employers as the Senator instrumental in the passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.   Indeed, in 1993, he authored the FMLA bill that was later… Continue Reading

FMLA Waivers – Supreme Court Inches Closer to Deciding Whether Workers May Settle FMLA Claims With Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning asked the government for its views on whether workers may settle Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims with their employers.  The SCOTUS Blog has the details: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. Solicitor General for the government’s view on whether workers may settle with their employers… Continue Reading