Criminal Law

New Jersey Becomes The 3rd State To Require PAID Family and Medical Leave
On May 2, 2008, N. J. Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law a statute which mandates PAID family and medical leave. It is the third such program in the country and will be financed by payroll deductions...

Employment Law: FMLA News1
The federal Department of Labor posts the latest update to the Family and Medical Leave Act on its website:The Family and Medical Leave Act and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008:"On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H...

President Bush signs FMLA leave expansion
On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law amendments to the Family Medical Leave Act. The amendments grant additional leave under FMLA to employees who have family members in the military...

The Federal Court held, employees strange behavior can put employers on notice for required FMLA
In October 2007, the Federal court held that in the context of the Family and Medical Leave Act; direct notice from the employee to the employer is not always necessary. In the context of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), either an employee’s inability to communicate his illness to his employer or [...

The FMLA and Indiana
I was asked a while back if in Indiana is it mandatory for an employer to pay employee while offon medical leave through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).First, the FMLA is a federal law...

New FMLA Poster Addressing Military Family Leave
The Department of Labor just released a poster for employers to post regarding the changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act as they pertain to military-related leaves: (1) New Qualifying Reason...