Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and two regarding the Family and Medical Leave ...

Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter on Jan. 5, 2026, explaining that an employee’s available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be applied toward time spent traveling ...

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FMLA2026-2, confirming ...

The ADA and FMLA often work hand in hand, but unionized employers must conduct another layer of analysis by examining ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a new set of opinion letters addressing recurring questions under the ...

Work does not look the same as it did years ago. Many people now earn a living through creative or non traditional roles.

For one mom, it was labor progress vs. labor protections as she fought to hold back from giving birth for a few extra hours, in order to ensure that her job would be protected. In the U.S., federal ...

The decision shows just how thoroughly a court may scrutinize an employer’s handling of intermittent Family and Medical Leave ...

FML indicates that the absence is FMLA-qualifying. S/F indicates whether the leave is for yourself or a family-related exigency. S/V/U indicates whether the leave will be paid through accrued sick or ...

CSX Transportation Inc. is headed for trial over whether firing an employee for skipping work because his children were ...