by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2020 | DOL, FMLA, WHD
On July 16th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that it was starting to take significant steps to streamline optional-use forms that workers can use to request, and employers can use to coordinate, leave under the Family and...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), FMLA, paid sick leave
On Monday, April 6th, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule in the Federal Register interpreting the emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and emergency family & medical leave (EFML) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), FMLA, paid sick leave
On March 18th, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” or “Act,” which is legislation aimed to offer temporary emergency paid sick leave relief to employees affected by the COVID-19 virus. Qualifying Conditions...
by Girish Anand | Aug 14, 2019 | DOL, FMLA, WHD
The Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) are seeking public comments through Oct. 4 on proposed changes to the forms used for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. According to the DOL, the goal in revising the forms is to increase...
by Girish Anand | Mar 18, 2019 | DOL, FMLA, WHD
According to an opinion letter issued March 14 by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL), the clock starts ticking on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave the moment the employee qualifies for the leave. This opinion, signed by acting...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2019 | FMLA
As the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) celebrates its 26th anniversary today (Feb. 5, 2019), movement is afoot in Congress to supplant the non-paid leave of the FMLA with paid leave under proposed legislation titled the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY)...
