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President Signs Expansion of FMLA Leave On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Support for Injured Servicemembers Act ("the Act") as part of the updated Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). The Act provides leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") to employees with family members in the military — creating new entitlements to protected FMLA leave for eligible employees. A Refresher on State Voting Leave Laws It is the height of primary season and Super Tuesday is but a few days away. With elections come requests from employees for time off from work to vote. Most states have laws governing the time off that an employee must be allowed. Some of those states require employers to pay employees for that time off. In addition, several states impose penalties for failure to comply with these laws. The NLRB Weighs In on E-mail Policies A controversial decision from the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") emphasizes the importance of having a communications policy regulating employees' use of an employer's e-mail system. In Guard Publishing, a case of first impression, the Board determined that a broad policy against using company e-mail systems to make non-work-related solicitations for third-party organizations can properly prohibit employees from making solicitations related to union activity. The Board also modified its standard for determining whether an employer discriminates against such activities in applying an otherwise neutral policy. Recent Alerts December 18, 2008 November 9, 2007 Schiff Hardin on the Road
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