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This convenient and comprehensive reference tool is an attorney’s best friend for contending with the complex issues surrounding this seemingly simple statute.
The Family and Medical Leave Act is the paradigm of support in handling all aspects of the FMLA, including interrelationships with other laws. This thorough treatise focuses on the responsibilities of employees and employers under the Act, as reflected in the statute, regulations, and case law, including:
- Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor (DOL)
- How DOL opinion letters have interpreted FMLA provisions
- Case law under the FMLA
- How FMLA leave rights are coordinated with other legal rights of employees
Appendices include the statute and DOL Final Regulations—the two critical documents that must be understood by practitioners—and comprehensive guides to the more than 120 FMLA opinion letters issued by the DOL, listed by topic, by section of the Act and/or regulations, and chronologically. Plus, you’ll find summaries of the numerous state leave laws.
Supplement Information
The emphasis in the 2011 Cumulative Supplement is on thoroughly analyzing and explaining new statutory and regulatory changes to the Act. Specifically, the supplement discusses:
- The 2008 Amendments to the Act, which created two new leave entitlements for employees whose close family members are in the military: 1) permitting leave for qualifying exigencies due to active duty or call to active duty of members of the National Guard or Reserves, and 2) permitting up to 26 weeks of leave in a single 12-month period to care for members of the Armed Forces who suffered serious injury or illness
- The 2009 Amendments to the Act, which amended the military-related leave entitlements by expanding the qualifying exigencies entitlement to cover qualifying exigencies due to the call to duty in a foreign country of members of the regular Armed Forces, and by expanding the military caregiver leave provisions to cover aggravation of pre-existing injuries or illnesses, and to cover care of veterans in specific circumstances
- The 2009 Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, which amended the definition of eligible employees as it applies to flight attendants and crewmembers who had been largely excluded from FMLA protection
- The 2009 revision to the Regulations, which implemented the 2008 amendments to the Act and made significant revisions to the prior Regulations, including revising Regulations that had been invalidated by the Supreme Court and courts of appeals; resolving disputes among the courts regarding whether employees can settle FMLA claims without DOL supervision; allowing employers to enforce their normal notice and procedural policies for employees using paid annual or personal leave for FMLA leave; and overhauling of the previous notice and certification requirements and forms
Main Volume Information
2006/980 pp. Hardcover/Order #9872
Supplement Information
2011/902 pp. Softcover/ISBN 9781570188725/Order #1872
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Michael J. Ossip and Robert M. Hale, Editors-in-Chief; Gail V. Coleman and Indira Talwani, Associate Editors; Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, American Bar Association
Supplement Information
Gail V. Coleman, Editor-in-Chief; Gina M. Chang, William Bush, and Linda A. Neilan, Associate Editors; Robert M. Hale, and Christy E. Phanthavong, Senior Editors; Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, American Bar Association