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The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued new regulations regarding Military Family Leave.

In 2008, the president signed into law a new measure, which guarantees FMLA leave for military families in a variety of circumstances. As we have already reported, the new law permits a wounded soldier’s next of kin to take up to 26 weeks of unpaid, job-protected FMLA.

Every employer must post a Military Family Leave notice under this law, even if they have no employees who qualify for the leave.

The law permits members of a military family to take FMLA leave for a variety of situations when a family member is on active duty. This also applies when a member of the National Guard or military Reserve is called to active duty. When this occurs, family members may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected FMLA for any one of a number of “qualifying exigencies.”

The new FMLA regulations defines “qualifying exigency” as (more…)