The US Department of Labor (DOL) will propose a new rule intended to establish a "clear, consistent understanding" of when employers are jointly responsible for complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).
Missouri employers with 50 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for US Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary duties and related travel and to show their compliance with Missouri's Coast Guard duty leave law.
Illinois employers with 16 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of neonatal intensive care leave and to demonstrate compliance with the Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act.