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.

Q. In trying to reduce the amount of FMLA abuse in our Company (about 30% usage), we are contemplating having employees returning from FMLA leave complete a form that asks why they were out, had they ...

Ask for the FMLA form, get fired – and your employer could be on the hook. That is the warning from a new federal appeals ruling. On May 14, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled ...

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WHD's roll out comes after the department asked for comments on proposed revisions to the forms last August. The updates bring few substantial changes, according to Littler Mendelson Shareholder Jeff ...

In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), it is the policy of the university to grant up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave (FMLA leave) to eligible employees during any ...

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 ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees the legal right to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain qualifying medical and family situations. However, many employees are ...