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On January 14, 2025, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued two opinion letters. One of the letters, FMLA 2025-1-A (“Opinion Letter”), provided guidance on the application of federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) regulations to paid leave employees take under state and local government family and medical... READ MORE

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the “WHD”) recently issued an opinion letter on May 30, 2023. This opinion letter clarifies how to calculate the amount of leave used under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) when an employee takes FMLA leave for less than a full week during a week... READ MORE

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the “WHD”) recently issued a new opinion letter on February 9, 2023 – the first opinion letter issued that addresses a question related to the FMLA since 2020. This opinion letter addresses the question of whether an eligible employee with a serious health condition that requires... READ MORE

Two recent opinion letters by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) interpret the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to require that whenever an employee takes leave for an FMLA-qualifying reason, the employer must designate such leave as FMLA leave, even if the employee would prefer to “save... READ MORE

They’re at it again! On August 28, 2018, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued six opinion letters. This was the second batch of opinion letters from the Wage and Hour Division in a matter of months. The Wage and Hour Division, which hadn’t published new opinion letters since 2010, previously issued... READ MORE