The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) 2024-1 which contains guidance and warnings on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) when administrating various...
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Employee Must Provide Adequate Notice of Need for FMLA Leave
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled, in Cerda v. Blue Cube Operations, that an employee was not protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) when she never gave the...
DOL Updates FMLA Fact Sheets
To assist in employer and employee compliance, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued several revised Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) Fact Sheets, including Fact Sheet 28D: Employer...
Interaction Between FMLA and Mental Health Conditions
Interaction Between FMLA and Mental Health Conditions - Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, July/August 2022
WEBINAR: Navigating the Interplay Between Leave Laws: A Focus on the FMLA and ADA
Navigating the Interplay Between Leave Laws: A Focus on the FMLA and ADA Successfully navigating the intersection of leave laws, particularly with respect to FMLA and ADA leave, is a daunting...
Employer Can Interfere with FMLA Rights Without Denying FMLA Leave
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Ziccarelli vs. Dart, has ruled that an employer need not deny FMLA leave to an employee in order to interfere with his FMLA rights....
Interaction Between FMLA and Mental Health Conditions
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released Fact Sheet 280 (“Fact Sheet”) and a series of FAQs with regards to the interplay between the FMLA and mental health conditions. Law. Under the FMLA,...
Update to Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act
Our January 6, 2021 law alert, An Overview of New Laws Impacting Employers in 2021, indicated that the Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) is effective July 1, 2021. The Connecticut...
An Overview of New Laws Impacting Employers in 2021
As we usher in 2021, we should be mindful of new laws impacting the employer-employee relationship. Changes include increases to state minimum wage rates, the end of mandated FFCRA leave,...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Updated to Include Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Provisions
by Roberta Watson, Barry Salkin and Virginia Peabody This Law Alert serves as an update to the Law Alert sent out on March 19, 2020 concerning the paid leave and group health plan provisions of The...