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By: Ilyse W. Schuman Peter J. Pete President Obama has signed into law the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, a bill designed to close what was seen as a gap in coverage of airline pilot... More...

In past issues of HR Hero Line, we've examined the FMLA regs issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) in November 2008. This week, the attorney editors of the Kentucky Employment Law letter examine a few more changes made by the new FMLA regulations i... More...

U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) introduced legislation yesterday that would guarantee paid sick leave for employees infected by the H1N1 virus (also known as “swine flu”).... More...

By: Mark T. Phillis On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84) (NDAA). The NDAA includes provisions that expand the two types of military-related leave that became avail... More...

By: Martha Keon Sarah Powenski The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's recent decision in Erdman v. Nationwide Insurance Co.1 No. 07-3796 (Sept. 23, 2009) provides much-needed guidance to employers on several Family and Medica... More...

The IRS has issued Notice 2009-48 outlining the reporting and notice obligations for employer-owned life insurance policies. The new rules become effective June 15, 2009. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) added Internal Revenue Code section... More...

Here are some notes from the recent California medical leave case of Forough Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., which involved a seamstress whose doctor said her disability made it impossible for her to do her job: • When an employe... More...

More than 15 years after the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) chose to evaluate and revise regulations that it had promulgated in 1995 during President Clinton’s Administration. For muc... More...

After a two-year rulemaking process, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) issued its much-anticipated final regulations under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The regulations will become effective on January 16, 2009, and will repla... More...

The Los Angeles Times recently ran a series of articles about how cutbacks in sick pay were leaving unhealthy employees stuck in the workplace. One article lamented the reduction or elimination of paid sick days. This has a great impact on low-wage e... More...

Human resource executives feel that many employees abuse FMLA leave. As with many types of absences, the facts or excuses provided defy logic. Employees will seek FMLA leave for concerns far from "serious." Hangovers, colds, and sore backs don't coun... More...

On June 19, 2008, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, holding that where an insurance company both determines an appeal for ERISA benefits and pays that claim, a conflict of interest as described in Firest... More...

Excerpted from Arizona Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP Q. We have an employee who works as an administrative assistant. She was recently in a car accident and injured her arm, hand, and wr... More...

Excerpted from Alabama Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its proposed overhaul of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Although ... More...

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008. Among other things, H.R. 4986 (the "Amendment) significantly amends the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to empl... More...

The U.S. Labor Department took a big step last month toward clarifying some of the confusing aspects of the FMLA. The agency issued a series of proposed changes to the law that, if finalized, could help employers administer the complex 15-year-old la... More...

Organizations utilize a variety of methods to contain and reduce costs, and while trends exist nationally, they often vary at the regional level. The Benefits USA 2007/2008 survey of more than 5,400 benefit plans found 65.8 percent of organizations n... More...

Since Congress first enacted the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993, the percentage of workers taking advantage of its provisions has nearly doubled. That growth is expected to continue as the workforce and general population continues to age an... More...

The cost of uncontrolled stress to American business is high, exceeding 200 billion dollars each year as a result of drug and alcohol abuse, absenteeism, medical expenses, excessive turnover and lost pr... More...

With benefit costs rising faster than they can raise prices, retailers are in the forefront among large employers in seeking aggressive measures to control the cost of health care and other benefits, according to a new analysis by Mercer Human Res... More...

The Principal Financial Group(R) today announces the 2006 winners of The Principal(R) 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security. The independent panel of judges who selected the winners praised the companies for their ongoing commitment... More...

Many companies - especially small ones - ignore paid time-off (PTO). They re casual about vacation and emergency absence time, as well as its tracking and accrual, but as they grow, PTO can become a significant expense that must be managed.&nbs... More...

On July 31, 2006, Malaysia´s Minister of Human Resources, Dr. Fong Chan Onn, said to reporters that the government had drafted an amendment to the Employment Act which would raise the "salary ceiling" to 2,000 ringgit per month (about US$550).&... More...

In a recent 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, the Court held that an employer did not improperly terminate an employee at the end of the 12-week FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) period, despite additional sick leave available to the employee.&nbs... More...

By now, we all (hopefully) have our Family and Medical Leave Act "FMLA" procedures down to a science. After twelve years of practice, most employers are very familiar with the basic eligibility standards, paperwork requirements, and timekeeping... More...

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