FMLA Military Leave Entitlements - President Bush Vetoes Measure
2008-01/04 Jeffrey T. Jones

Yesterday, we forwarded an e-mail alert regarding expansion of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include leaves for family members who have military service members in active service.  The measure would have required employers to give 26 weeks of unpaid leave to employees who are caring for wounded family members and 12 weeks of leave to a spouse, child, or parent of any reservist or member of the National Guard who is called to active duty. 

Please disregard our prior e-mail alert.  We received information today that President Bush has vetoed the military leave expansion of the FMLA law.  His veto is known as a “pocket veto.”  A news report has pointed out that it is highly likely that Congress will include the measure again in other legislation. 

We will continue to provide you with up-to-the-minute updates on legal developments as they occur.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. 

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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