Some forms only need to be filled out by your employer or healthcare provider, but others ask you to provide basic details about your situation. FMLA gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of ...

Now, the good news: Overall, despite being longer and wordier, the new FMLA forms appear likely to be embraced by employers, employees, and medical providers alike for being more clear ...

many choose to do so because much of the information they contain must be incorporated into custom forms as well. DOL has very rigid requirements for FMLA notices, and employers often run afoul ...

For those employers who have been eagerly awaiting the release of the new model FMLA forms by the Department of Labor, the wait is over. As we mentioned in our most recent newsletter, the DOL ...

Therefore, it's entirely possible you might have missed the July 16 release of the U.S. Department of Labor's new FMLA forms. Plans to update the forms were initially announced last August ...

Whether it is completing the requisite FMLA forms or providing information as part of the ADA's interactive process, both the employer and employee need to clearly provide information necessary to ...

(29 Code Fed. Regs. Section 825.300(a)). Don't create new forms from scratch. The Department of Labor publishes sample FMLA forms on its website. While these forms are optional, the regulations ...

“Employers using outdated FMLA forms need to update their FMLA document library as soon as possible,” he warns, especially since there are some “notable” changes. One is the disclaimer ...

Whether or not the agency ends up making changes to FMLA forms, Applewhaite, in a January webinar, offered tips for addressing pain points in FMLA forms. She recommended that employers learn to ...