Beginning this month, the Department of Labor will clarify new rulings on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

The DOL will publish a proposal designed to help workers and their employers better understand their rights and responsibilities, and speed the implementation of new laws that expand FMLA coverage for certain military families.

"This proposal preserves workers' family and medical leave rights while improving the administration of FMLA by fostering better communication in the workplace," said Victoria A. Lipnic, assistant secretary for the Employment Standards Administration. "It also implements a law President Bush recently signed to extend family and medical leave to families of America's soldiers who are suffering serious illness or injury."

The Notice of Proposal Rulemaking will be published in the Federal register on February 11. Comments are welcome.

For more information about the FMLA and the proposed regulations, visit the Wage and Hour Division's Web site at www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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