New DOL Guidebook makes FMLA easier for employees to understand *

USA - July 6 2012
On June 27, 2012, the Department of Labor issued a new guidebook intended to assist employers and employees with navigating the historically complicated Family Medical Leave Act.

Overtime exceptions? Exemptions! *

USA - November 15 2010
The Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") requires that an employer pay employees overtime -- at least one and a half times the employee's base pay -- for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one workweek.

New Ohio law mandates leave for military families *

USA - August 31 2010
On July 2, 2010, Ohio's Military Family Leave Act ("OMFLA") went into effect.