While there has been a lot of commotion recently regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act, most of that has centered either on the recent passage of amendments to the Act or on the Department of Labor’s promulgation of revised regulations interpreting the FMLA. However, in addition to those legislative and regulatory changes that are underway, a couple of recent court cases from the 7th and 9th Circuits could go a long way towards defining how employers continue to adapt to the requirements and application of the FMLA.
