On January 22, the U.S. Senate approved legislation including a provision that would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow eligible employees to use leave in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
The U.S. House of Representatives has once again approved legislation that includes provisions that would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow eligible employees to use leave in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
It turns out that most respondents don't think that an expansion of the FMLA to provide leave for employees with a relative on active duty would have much of an impact on their company, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
President Bush has vetoed legislation which would have amended the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow employees to use leave in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
The U.S. Senate has voted 90-3 to approve legislation that includes a provision that would allow employees to use leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
Just over half of human resource professionals expect the U.S. Department of Labor to propose new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations within the next 2 years.
An injured utility driver claimed that her former employer should not have lowered her pay rate while she worked on light duty for nearly 10 months before leaving the company.
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) have introduced legislation that would provide up to 8 weeks of paid benefits to employees who take leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor has released a report with a comprehensive review of the thousands of public comments received regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA) regulations and their impact in the workplace.
The top two reasons working fathers say they wouldn't take paternity leave if it were offered are 1) they are unable to afford being without a paycheck for an extended period and 2) that it would harm their careers, according to a survey by Adecco USA, a staffing firm.
