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DOL Issues ERISA Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage; Is FMLA Guidance Next?

By Jeff Nowak on September 24, 2013
Posted in DOL Initiatives, Regulatory Activity
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We have been sitting on the edge of our seat [ok, perhaps I’m on the seat alone] as we await the Department of Labor’s anticipated regulations interpreting how the Supreme Court’s DOMA decision impacts the definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

As you may recall, I predicted earlier this…

DOL Updates Guidance on FMLA and Same-Sex Marriage

By Jeff Nowak on August 21, 2013
Posted in DOL Initiatives, Eligibility

baby yawn.jpgOf course, this kind of stuff happens while I’m on vacation and away from my computer.  Last week, the Wall Street Journal created a bit of an uproar when it reported that the Department of Labor had just issued “regulatory guidance to affirm that same-sex married couples can take a leave from their jobs to care…

How Does the Fall of DOMA Impact the FMLA and Other Employee Benefits?

By Jeff Nowak on June 27, 2013
Posted in Caring for Family Member, Court Decisions, Eligibility

Unless you’ve been securely wedged under a rock over the past 24 hours, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had established a federal definition of marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman.

Yesterday, as Justice Anthony Kennedy read…

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Jeff Nowak is a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing employers. Jeff has two decades of experience advising and litigating on behalf of employers on a wide range of complex employment law matters and is a recognized leader on FMLA and ADA issues, helping employers develop comprehensive strategies to achieve compliance with employee leave and accommodation issues.

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