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DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Calculating FMLA Leave During a Holiday Week

By Jeff Nowak on June 2, 2023
Posted in DOL Initiatives, Regulatory Activity
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Welcome to the two people willing to dive into this blog post after reading that riveting headline!

In a highly technical opinion letter issued this week, the Department of Labor clarified how to calculate FMLA leave usage when an employee takes intermittent leave during a holiday week.

Bear with me here, but I find the…

When an Employee Takes FMLA Leave During a Holiday Week, How Much FMLA Leave is Actually Taken?

By Jeff Nowak on September 1, 2021
Posted in FMLA FAQs, Intermittent Leave

This one is to get the blood flowing for you hard-core FMLA nerds out there, cause it’s quickly going to get in the leave of absence weeds.

With the Labor Day holiday approaching, let’s discuss how an employer should calculate FMLA leave during a holiday week. Before you blurt out, I already know this stuff…

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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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