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The Family and Medical Leave Act is one of the bedrock federal employment laws under HR’s purview. Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and ...

The U.S. Department of Labor kicked off 2026 with a slew of opinion letters, including two clarifying how employers should proceed in two separate scenarios involving the Family and Medical Leave Act.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law designed to protect the jobs of workers who need to take a leave of absence, for specified reasons, of up to 12 weeks. In March Congress passed ...

The First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. on FMLA and state law retaliation claims, finding that the company decided to terminate the employee before he ...

A university employee was demoted the same day she submitted FMLA paperwork – but an Ohio appeals court sided with the ...