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Military Leave FMLA May be a Reality Soon

Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

As I predicted last month, Congress will quickly take up the bill regarding defense spending (which also includes a provision for protected leave for military families) this week, when it opens its 2008 session.  The New York Times is reporting this morning that a resolution of the issues which resulted in the President’s pocket veto of the… Continue Reading

Pocket Veto of Expanded FMLA for Military Families — The Followup and Fallout

Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

Since I’m only by a computer for a few minutes this morning — still vacationing — I wanted to just highlight a few points from my brief post yesterday afternoon on the expected veto of the bill that contained the expanded leave for military families.  First, if you haven’t done so, you should check out… Continue Reading