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DOL Issues Final FMLA Regulations

Dennis Westlind
November 17, 2008 16:07

Today the Department of Labor published its Final Regulations Implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). They go into effect on January 16, 2009 (60 days after publication).  Click here to download the final FMLA regulations.   (Warning!  The...

Rob

August 28, 2008 20:47

Our office is teaming up with Dan Powers (COO of McEwan & Associates) and Meriwest Credit Union to conduct an educational seminar regarding how to protect and build your business.  The presentation is part of Meriwest’s Business Banking Educational Seminar series. Dan Powers will be ...

Rob

August 28, 2008 20:47

Our office is teaming up with Dan Powers (COO of McEwan & Associates) and Meriwest Credit Union to conduct an educational seminar regarding how to protect and build your business.  The presentation is part of Meriwest’s Business Banking Educational Seminar series. Dan Powers will be ...

Moral Stereotyping as Family Status Discrimination

May 03, 2008 22:01

This is my second post in our multi-part series on “family status” discrimination, which is becoming more and more common under both federal and state law. There are many ways family status discrimination can happen in the workplace, some of which are very subtle and difficult to prove....

The Best Worst Paid Leave Policy Ever

January 28, 2008 15:03

A Reuters story this morning deals with what is both one of the most liberal paid leave policies I have ever seen and also one of the most blatantly discriminatory. Hime & Company, a Tokyo-based marketing firm, offers paid leave to employees who have a bad breakup, termed “heartache...