The Department of Labor has published a poster insert addressing the new military service-related leave rights discussed previously here on the Blawg.

The poster describes the new rights as follows:

1. New Qualifying Reason for Leave.  Eligible employees are entitled to up to 12 weeks of leave because of “any qualifying exigency” arising out of the fact that the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on active duty, or has been notified of an impending call to active duty status, in support of a contingency operation.  By the terms of the statute, this provision requires the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations defining “any qualifying exigency.”  In the interim, employers are encouraged to provide this type of leave to qualifying employees.
2. New Leave Entitlement.  An eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember who is recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty on active duty is entitled to up to 26 weeks of leave in a single 12-month period to care for the servicemenber.  This provision became effective immediately upon enactment.  This military caregiver leave is available during a “single 12-month period” during which an eligible employee is entitled to a combined total of 26 weeks of all types of FMLA leave.

Employers should post this notice immediately.  The DOL offers additional FMLA compliance info here.

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