New FMLA Forms Issued by the Department of Labor
2008-01/25 Jeffrey T. Jones

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an updated Certification of Health Care Provider form (Form WH-380) and an updated Employer Response to Employee Request for Family or Medical Leave form (Form WH-381) with a current OMB Control Number (in upper right hand corner), which now expires on September 30, 2010.  The forms can be found with this link http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/#form. Both forms are optional for employers to use.  However, each form states that “Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.”  If you are using the DOL’s forms, you should verify that the forms you are using are current. 

For further information, please contact attorney Jeff Jones who prepared this article, or any of the attorneys within the Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice Group of Ruder Ware:  Ron Rutlin, Dean Dietrich, Mary Ellen Schill, Christopher Toner, and Sara Ackermann.  

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