Blog posts in tag Family Medical Leave Act

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 03:11 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, employees, employers, Family and Medical Leave Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Register, FMLA, Request for Information , U.S. Department of Labor

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

On July 17, 2020, the USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Request for Information” (RFI) in th...

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COVID-19: DOL Clarifies EFMLA / FMLA Interplay

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 11:46 AM by Bryan O'Neill

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, paid family leave, paid sick leave, U.S. Department of Labor

COVID-19: DOL Clarifies EFMLA / FMLA Interplay

On March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its expanded Questions and Answers guidance on i...

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On Demand Webinar: Mandated Emergency Leaves – Employers with Less Than 500 Employees

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 11:54 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Melissa Schilling, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, paid family leave, paid sick leave

On Demand Webinar: Mandated Emergency Leaves – Employers with Less Than 500 Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Iowa employers in uncharted waters. To help, the below webinar on Mandated Emergency...

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Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 12:47 PM by Melissa Schilling

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, employment law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, paid sick leave

Update: House Makes Significant Changes to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On Monday, March 16, 2020, the House passed major changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, before the bil...

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The return of wage and hour opinion letters

Posted on 07/03/2017 at 10:16 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Iowa employers, Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, Wage and Hour Division, work lawyer

The return of wage and hour opinion letters

On June 27, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will resume its policy of issuing official Fair Labor Standard...

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A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, alcoholism, Americans with Disabilities Act, Department of Labor, DOL, employment contracts, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Freightways Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Iowa employers, Los Angeles Times, Miners v. Cargill, Sports Illustrated, Steve Sarkisian, substance abuse, University of Southern California, University of Washington, USC

A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

On December 5, 2015, former University of Southern California head football coach Stephen Ambrose "Steve" Sark...

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DOL publishes new FMLA model forms

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Melissa Schilling

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: certification form, Department of Labor, DOL, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, FMLA notification form, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, GINA

DOL publishes new FMLA model forms

While most of us were enjoying our Memorial Day holiday, the Department of Labor  was busy publishing new versions...

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Death of a family member ends one kind of FMLA leave, but may begin another

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: bereavement leave, death of family member FMLA, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, funeral leave, Murphy v. FedEx National LTL Inc., serious health condition

Death of a family member ends one kind of FMLA leave, but may begin another

The Family Medical Leave Act does not mandate or protect funeral or bereavement leave.  FMLA leave to care for...

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