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DOL Issues Guidance on “Caring for an Adult Child” Under the FMLA

By Jeff Nowak on January 15, 2013
Posted in DOL Initiatives, Regulatory Activity

fmla.jpgYesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Administrator’s Interpretation (AI) to clarify the factors an employer must consider when an employee requests leave to care for an adult child.  

As we know, an otherwise eligible employee is entitled to FMLA leave to care for a child with a serious health condition. Under the…

DOL Not Likely to Reverse Employer-Friendly FMLA Regulations Anytime Soon

By Jeff Nowak on June 9, 2010
Posted in Regulatory Activity

Have you been concerned that the US Department of Labor in an Obama Administration might reverse many of the “employer-friendly” FMLA regulations that took effect in January 2009?  According to the DOL, however, major changes to the regulations is unlikely to happen any time soon.

As first reported by Thompson Publishing, at a DOL…

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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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