Following a series of minor amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) as well as approval of related regulations by the Department of Labor (DOL), the DOL has issued a new FMLA poster.  The new poster is effective now and must be used by FMLA covered employers.

The text of the poster is available at: http://goo.gl/ORUXl.

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