In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), it is the policy of the university ... A “certification of health care provider” form must be completed and submitted with the ...

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law providing ... The Department of Labor (DOL) has optional certification forms, but your employer may have its own paperwork for ...

On May 27, 2015, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new model Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) notices and medical certification forms. The previously issued forms expired as of ...

The Family and Medical Leave ... not act in good faith. Liquidated damages in FMLA cases are equal to the amount of compensatory damages awarded. The law also allows courts to award forms of ...

On the 30th anniversary of the FMLA, experts reflect on what the Act ... take some form of leave under FMLA every year—to care for their own medical needs, the medical needs of a family member ...

Q. Do employers have a right to object if physicians substitute a simple one-page Family and Medical Leave Act form for the confusing 10-page form that many companies demand that doctors submit?

Employees eligible for FMLA benefits may take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in a rolling 12 ... will be required to obtain a return ...

In recent discussions, a number of employers have advised us that they are providing the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) medical certification forms to employees ...

Where might providers most easily fall afoul of the law concerning Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) requests ... regulations created certain new forms of leave for military families ...

Two decades ago, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act. It remains the only piece of legislation aimed at helping to manage the work-life balance. Twenty years ago today ...