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FMLA Getting Tweaked Today Under New Bill Creating A New Challenge for Conn. Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

Earlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010.  By doing so, he approved of several changes to the FMLA .  But before you rip up your existing FMLA policies, the provisions relate to the military-related leaves under the Act.  (H/T Ohio Employer’s Law Blog)  The changes as a whole expand the… Continue Reading

Conn. Senate Passes Revisions to State FMLA; Would Extend Protections for Servicemembers and Families

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

Late last week, the Connecticut Senate approved a measure that would permit an employee to take up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave from work to care for family members who may have been injured in the line of military duty.  The bill (Senate Bill 710) is now on the House’s calendar for a vote… Continue Reading

What Employers Need to Know About the New FMLA Regulations – Part III – Military Family Leaves

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

Continuing my series of posts on the new FMLA regulations (parts one and two can be found here), today I’ll address a big chunk of what the new regulations cover – Military Family Leave.    You may recall from a post earlier this year that Congress passed a new law that extended FMLA leave to military families in certain situations.  The… Continue Reading

New FMLA Regulations – What Employers Need to Know – Part I

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

As I reported on Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor has released final regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  The regulations (which you can dowload here) become effective on January 16, 2009.  At 750 pages, you need a book just to summarize the changes (and I’m sure one of the legal book publishers… Continue Reading