DOMA Archives

US DOL Announces Rulemaking to Revise Definition of “Spouse” Under the FMLA

Posted on June 20, 2014 by cpc

Under The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligible employees of covered employers are entitled to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. This includes certain military family leave provisions which are also outlined under the Act. The Department of Labor is getting close to publishing a Notice of Proposed Rule-making (NPRM) Read more

Same-Sex Spouse Guidance Under the EBSA and DOL (FMLA)

Posted on September 24, 2013 by cpc

Recently the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the US Department of Labor (DOL) released guidance on how lawfully married same-sex spouses will be treated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the result of a Supreme Court ruling in the U.S. v. Windsor case. The Read more