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New Labor Dept. Regs on FMLA Leave To Be Released Monday

Posted in Laws and Regulations

The Associated Press (through this The Hartford Business Journal article) is reporting that the final revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations are to be released on Monday (November 17th), and will include new rules defining how families of wounded service members will be able to take unpaid leave to care for them. Among the other changes,… Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Wage/Hour Regulations

Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Buried deep, deep, deep in Monday’s Federal Register was a quiet announcement that the U.S. Department of Labor was proposing some new wage/hour regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (download here).  In the "summary" section, the DOL states that the new regulations are needed because the regulations, in some cases, are out… Continue Reading