Labor Department, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division
The Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration/ Wage and Hour Division undertook a review of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA" or the "Act") and its regulations, and published a Request for Information ("RFI") in the Federal Register on December 1, 2006 (71 FR 69504). The RFI asked the public to assist the Department by furnishing information about their experiences with the Act and comments on the effectiveness of the FMLA regulations. More than 15,000 comments were submitted in response to the RFI. The following report summarizes comments the Department received from its RFI.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division 29 CFR Part 825 RIN 1215-AB35 AGENCY: Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. ACTION: Report on comments from the public. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration/Wage and Hour Division undertook a review of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or the “Act”) and its regulations, and published a Request for Information (“RFI”) in the Federal Register on December 1, 2006 ( 71 FR 69504 ). The RFI asked the public to assist the Department by furnishing information about their experiences with the Act and comments on the effectiveness of the FMLA regulations. More than 15,000 comments were submitted in response to the RFI. The following report summarizes comments the Department received from its RFI. ADDRESSES: A complete copy of this report is also available at http://www.dol.gov/​esa/​whd/​fmla2007report.htm . It may also be obtained by writing to Richard M. Brennan, Senior Regulatory Officer, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Brennan, Senior Regulatory Officer, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; tel…
Citation: 72 FR 35550
