FMLA Leave Notice Struck Down

The US Supreme Court handed employers a victory with a 5-4 ruling that companies do not have to tell workers that their maternity or medical leave policies satisfy federal law. The ruling eliminates the danger that corporations could be sued for not helping workers understand how maternity or medical leaves satisfy the federally guaranteed 12-week leave, according to an Associated Press report.

Justices struck down a Labor Department regulation requiring the notice.


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