DOL Issues Temporary Mandatory FMLA Poster Addressing Military Family Leave Amendments

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a temporary FMLA poster addressing the recently enacted changes affecting leave for military families. It is meant as a temporary mandatory insert to be posted along side your current DOL FMLA poster.  In all likelihood, the DOL will not issue a final version of a combined FMLA poster at least until it publishes regulations to implement the military family leave amendments.

The one-page poster provides general information regarding the availability of (1) up to 26 weeks of FMLA leave to care for a spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin servicemenber who suffered a serious illness or injury in military combat; and (2) up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave due to a "qualifying exigency" related to active military duty in support of a contingency operation (e.g., Afghanistan, Iraq). 

To obtain a copy of the new temporary FMLA poster, follow the attached link.  http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAAAmndmnts.pdf

Comment: DOL has not issued regulations implementing the newly added military family leave provisions of the FMLA. The regulations should be out in the next months.