2010 Family and Medical Leave Act Update
The Family & Medical Leave Act has undergone several major statutory revisions in the last several years. Among other areas, Congress has substantially changed leave rules applicable to current and former service in the U.S. armed forces. There have also been substantial case law and regulatory developments concerning intermittent leave, interference with and return from leave, including their relationship to retaliation claims, notice procedures and more. This program will provide you with a practical guide to recent legislative, regulatory, case law and practice developments under the FMLA and its relationship to the ADA and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
- Review of recent legislative changes
- FMLA & USERRA – issues for current and past service in military
- Intermittent leave issues
- Interference with, and return from, leave issues and liability, including relationship to retaliation claims
- Developments related to leave notice and granting leave
- FMLA interaction with ADA
Speakers:
Kenneth M. Willner is the Professional Personnel Partner of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, and resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He represents employers in all aspects of employment law and litigation including wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, disability discrimination, class actions, and individual cases in federal and state courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Mr. Willner received his B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.
David Goldstein is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Littler Mendelson, P.C., where he counsels employers with regard to all aspects of the employment relationship, including wage and hour issues, affirmative action programs, and sex, age and race discrimination. Mr. Goldstein also has an active litigation practice representing clients from large multinationals to startups in proceedings before state and federal courts, the EEOC and state and local agencies. He is a graduate of Haverford College, where he received his B.A., and Harvard University Law School, where he received his J.D.
