The New FMLA Regulations – What You Need to Know Now

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new regulations that became effective March 8, 2013. The regulations implement changes to the FMLA made by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. These laws and the regulations entitle more employees to family and medical leave under the FMLA. The regulatory changes principally affect employees’ rights to military-related FMLA leaves and leave entitlements for flight crew members. The military-leave-related changes to the regulations include new guidelines surrounding the administration and certification of caregiver leave involving the care of certain military veterans (including four new alternative definitions of a “serious injury or illness” of a covered veteran) and an expansion of the types of “qualifying exigencies” that can entitle employees to leave. 

The regulations also resulted in amendments to the DOL’s forms and other aspects of the FMLA. The revised forms are notable both for the substantive changes that have been made by the DOL and the fact that the changes do not include language that employers should be including in order to comply with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). 

Get a comprehensive understanding of what these changes are and what the new regulations require of employees and employers. This presentation will provide concrete steps that HR professionals should take to ensure that their company remains in compliance with the FMLA and GINA. 

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