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US v Windsor Same-Sex Marriage Leave of Absence

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Department of Labor: Married Same-Sex Couples Have FMLA Rights Regardless of State of Residence

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently announced its Final Rule changing the definition of "spouse" in the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") to include most same-sex married couples. The Final Rule becomes...more

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DOL Proposes Rulemaking to Amend Definition of "Spouse" for FMLA

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In 2013, the United States Supreme Court held, in U.S. v. Windsor, that the Defense of Marriage Act's limitation of "marriage" and "spouse" to heterosexual couples was unconstitutional. Thereafter, President Obama instructed...more

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