The decision shows just how thoroughly a court may scrutinize an employer’s handling of intermittent Family and Medical Leave ...

Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and two regarding the Family and Medical Leave ...

The ADA and FMLA often work hand in hand, but unionized employers must conduct another layer of analysis by examining ...

Wage and Hour Division explains that employees may use leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) not only to attend qualifying medical appointments, but also for the time spent traveling to ...

Work does not look the same as it did years ago. Many people now earn a living through creative or non traditional roles.

An employee who claimed Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference wasn't entitled to any of the law's remedies because he wasn't denied any of its rights, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

The FMLA and the employment rights and circumstances it seeks to protect are many times complicated and delicate to address in real-time. Employees and employers alike can find themselves frustrated ...

Every once in awhile, my posts must return to the nuts and bolts of FMLA, and this is one of ‘dem ‘dere posts. After all, I can’t always cover scintillating topics such as Beyonce concerts, bullies ...

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been around since 1993, so for many in the workforce, it’s always been there. If you qualify for FMLA (the company has 50 or more employees in a 75-mile radius, ...

Former President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law on Feb. 5, 1993. In remarks made at the White House Rose Garden that day, Clinton said the FMLA addressed a “substantial ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been in the spotlight since the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities, FMLA is primarily used for ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law passed in 1993 that provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid job protected leave in a 12 month period with continuation of group ...