On July 16, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new efforts to improve management of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). These ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take leave for specific family and medical reasons, including caring for a ...

U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Ed Brown via Wikimedia Commons) As the great philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, life moves pretty fast. Therefore, it's entirely ...

When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or when she seeks a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the critical component for success is the ...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pandemic. Reported illnesses range from very mild to severe, including death. Agencies anticipate widespread transmission will occur in the U.S. in coming months ...

Entering the year 2020, none of us would have predicted, or envisioned, the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic would have on our lives, health, families and workplaces. As the year began, the ...

Many workers are familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA, which allows for 12 weeks of unpaid leave for eligible employees, is a resource for those needing to recover from a serious ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Busy HR professionals and people managers can improve their knowledge of the Family and Medical Leave Act and more from the comfort of their office. This press ...

A former Pike County deputy sheriff filed a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging he was fired after refusing to work at the Pike County Correctional Facility because of concerns he might get ...

The employee was absent 11 times from November through May, but her FMLA for that period was never approved. (Image: iStock) When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or ...

A worker who took intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but who, according to his own social media post, spent that time at a professional football game was not unlawfully fired by ...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), one of the earliest congressional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, included mandatory leave for employees impacted in specified ways by COVID-19 ...