New Poster Required to Recognize Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act
In late January, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 which amended the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Effective immediately, the amendment permits an eligible employee:
Who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered service member to take up to 26 work weeks of leave to care for a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness.
To take FMLA leave because of any qualifying exigency (as the Secretary shall, by regulation, determine) arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty) in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation.
Important: Dealerships should put on display next to the FMLA poster a new Department of Labor poster informing employees of these changes. The FMLA Poster Insert for Military Family Leave Amendments is available free at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm.
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