Thursday, August 13, 2020

DOL Updated FMLA Forms While You Were Not Looking


In case you missed it, last month, the Department of Labor announced that it had updated most of the optional FMLA forms, including the Notice of Eligibility and Medical Certification forms.  The new forms are valid through June 2023.  While employers are not required to use the DOL forms, many do.  Further, 29 C.F.R. §825.306 precludes employers from seeking information from employees or physicians on their own forms which exceeds what is permitted in that regulation or on the optional DOL form.  Accordingly, employers which do not use the DOL form, should ensure that their existing forms do not seek information beyond that permitted by the regulation.

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