Labor Dept. Working on Changes for Families Coping With Illness and Military Duty

[maddezmom]

Source: NYTimes

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Published: January 25, 2008
Labor Department officials said on Thursday that they had proposed new regulations that address some corporate complaints that workers are abusing the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Under the proposals, workers would generally have to call in to request a leave before taking it; currently, employees can take off for two days before requesting a leave.

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The Labor Department said it was also drafting regulations to put into effect important changes that Congress approved this month to leaves for the families of wounded veterans. Under the Defense Authorization Act, which awaits President Bush’s signature, family members would be allowed to take up to six months of unpaid leave to care for wounded military personnel.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/washington/25labor.html?ref=washington

[1monster]

1. Of course, the Bush Administration has to undo every good thing that came

out of Bill Clinton's Administration (and all good things from other administrations back as far as seventy or more years ago).

I know of several people who had suffered from serious health crises, including my husband and a teacher who both, without warninge needed immediate open heart surgery, whose jobs were saved by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Sometimes, you just don't have two days before medical leave is needed. Like, for instance, when one is seriously injured in an accident.