Department of Labor Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Connection with Family and Medical Leave Act

Today, the United States Department of Labor announced that the Wage and Hour Division has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement and interpret certain statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Specifically, the regulations are intended to address the recent amendments to the FMLA, which expanded military family leave provisions, as well as incorporating a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees.