DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing FMLA Expansions for Military Caregivers and Airline Flight Crew Employees
2/6/13
By: La’Vonda McLean
On February 5, 2013, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Final Rule implementing statutory amendments to the FMLA regarding leave for military caregivers and airline flight crews. These statutory changes incorporate amendments made by the National …
Healthcare Act: DOL Extends March 1st Deadline for Employers to Give Notice of Exchanges
2/5/13
By: David Cole
The Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide written notice to employees of the availability of insurance through state or federal health exchanges, which are scheduled to begin operation on January 1, 2014. The written notice must …
Better Not Ask for an Employee’s Facebook Password in Illinois
8/9/12
By: Brad Adler
Reacting to the chorus of critics lamenting the purported trend of employers demanding employees provide them with their social networking passwords, Illinois has now joined Maryland in prohibiting companies from demanding an employee’s social networking passwords as …