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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…

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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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