Poster Compliance Center Advises U.S. Employers that Temporary FMLA Military Leave Poster is "Optional" Posting

Business Wire, Feb 19, 2008

LAFAYETTE, Calif. -- The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an FMLA Poster Insert called "Notice - Military Family Leave". As of Feb. 15th the DOL website stated that the Poster Insert is "for optional use". It contains information about the amendments to the Family & Medical Leave Act which were signed into law on Jan. 28th.

According to the Wage and Hour Division's Office of Interpretations & Regulatory Analysis, employers are not required to post this temporary Military Family Leave Poster Insert, although the Department of Labor encourages it.

The Wage and Hour Division is currently working on a new version of the FMLA poster which will include the military leave amendments. However, this will not be released until sometime after the public comment period for the new FMLA regulations ends in April. The publication schedule will be affected by the number of comments received, according to the FMLA Team.

As soon as the Department of Labor issues the official text of the revised FMLA poster, Poster Compliance Center will update its federal poster.

The Family & Medical Leave Act applies to all covered employers, which means those with 50 or more employees. Public agencies and public and private elementary and secondary schools are also covered regardless of the number of employees.

Further information about the FMLA change can be found at the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division webpage at www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAA_fmla.htm. The optional temporary FMLA Poster Insert can also be downloaded at www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAAAmndmnts.pdf.> For any other compliance posting questions, contact Poster Compliance Center at 800-322-3636 or at www.postercompliance.com.

Poster Compliance Center of Lafayette, California, is a leading publisher of all-in-one labor law posters for both state and federal labor laws. The company, which has been in business since 1991, publishes labor law posters for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as specialty workplace and safety posters.