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Article: FMLA: after six years, a bit more clarity.(includes related article on definition of a serious health condition)(Family and Medical Leave Act)
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- HRMagazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Recent court decisions can help HR make sense of a confusing law.
When the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) took effect in 1993, the act's vague definitions and dense interpretive regulations perplexed many employers. Over the past six years, a collection of court decisions and administrative opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor has provided some guidance to employers as to the extent of their obligations under the law.
Despite this guidance, two questions continued to befuddle employers:
* What is the definition of a serious health condition?
* When asking for leave, how much detail must employees provide to employers ...