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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pregnant Employees More Protected Than Ever as the PWFA Goes into Effect and the EEOC Releases Resources, Guidance, and Proposed...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was signed into law on December 29, 2022, went into effect on June 27, 2023. The EEOC has started to accept PWFA charges and has issued guidance and resources to help employers...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Ready, Set, Go – It’s Time for the PWFA

It’s time for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). We’ve been warning you that the PWFA is coming and in less than a week, on June 27, the PWFA goes into effect. We’re still waiting on the EEOC’s proposed regulations but...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2022 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Cole Schotz

Attention Employers: U.S. Department Of Labor Issues New Model FMLA Forms

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In an attempt to streamline the prior model notice of rights, certification, and designation forms under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently released new model...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New FMLA Leave Forms and Requests Public Comments

In June, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, the division tasked with enforcing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), revised its model forms for employers to give to employees to support certain...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

In Case You have Nothing Else to Do, the DOL has Changed Their Approved FMLA Paperwork (but It's Not that Big of a Deal)

While most employers and HR departments still are addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued new standard forms for handling Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") claims....more

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DOL Publishes Updated FMLA Forms and Seeks Public Comment on Management of FMLA

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 developments follow a...more

Fisher Phillips

5 Most Likely FMLA Changes That Could Be On The Horizon, Per DOL Information Request

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The Department of Labor just provided employers a sign that it might be open to altering the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations and guidance, perhaps resolving some of the more difficult aspects of the law that cause...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2020 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2020 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to Model FMLA Forms

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division is proposing revisions to its model notice of rights, certification, and designation forms under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers may, but are not...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Do The DOL’s FMLA Forms Work For You? Now Is Your Chance To Speak Up

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On August 5, 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published proposed revisions to the Wage and Hour Division’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) forms with the stated goal “to increase compliance with the FMLA, improve...more

Epstein Becker & Green

As a New Deadline Nears, a Primer for Washington Employers on Complying with the Paid Family & Medical Leave Program

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As we previously reported, Washington State has begun implementing its new Paid Family & Medical Leave (“PFML”) program. Therefore, Washington employers should be mindful of their obligations under the PFML program. To...more

Fisher Phillips

FMLA Regs May Soon Get Revamped To Ease Employer Burdens

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If the Department of Labor has anything to say about it, employers may soon get a bit of a reprieve when it comes to dealing with the administrative and compliance difficulties associated with the Family and Medical Leave...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Client Alert - State Department Website Sheds Light on New Massachusetts Paid FMLA

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During the first weeks of 2019, the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (“EOLWD”) has been busy carrying out its legislative mandate to set up a new state department (the “Department”) to administer the...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class

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This episode discusses kneeling in the NFL/workplace, indefinite leave entitlement, and sufficient consideration for non-competes, provides an update from DC on OT exemptions and class action waivers, and questions whether...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Proposed Regulations Issued for New York State Paid Family Leave Law

The New York Workers Compensation Board has issued a proposed rule for implementation of the statewide Paid Family Leave Law (“PFLL”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2018....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOL Proposes to Extend FMLA Definitions of Spouse to All Same-Sex Marriages

Last Friday, the Department of Labor announced a series of changes to federal regulations intended to expand federal benefits to same-sex spouses. Among the changes are proposed revisions to the definition of “spouse” under...more

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