These new forms, like prior versions of the DOL’s FMLA forms, can be used by employers to comply with their obligations under the FMLA. However, employers are not required to use the new FMLA forms.
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees essentially two paths to bring lawsuits for alleged FMLA violations: retaliation claims and interference claims. Employers are ...
For the purposes of requesting Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave, is there a legal difference between the employee who tells his supervisor in passing “I am having back surgery next Monday ...