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Human resource practitioners strongly support most of the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed modifications to Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, according to a member survey conducted by WorldatWork, an association of human resource professionals from FORTUNE 500 and other organizations worldwide.
"I applaud DOL s leadership in re-examining some of the regulatory provisions of FMLA," said Cara Welch, director, public policy for WorldatWork. Our members have frequently asked for guidance on how to implement and administer FMLA under the current rules. The proposed new regulations go a long way towards clarifying key issues."
When WorldatWork last surveyed on FMLA practices in 2005, those results were cited throughout the regulations and used as supporting material for some of the proposed changes issued by the DOL this past February. WorldatWork submitted a comment letter highlighting the results of its 2008 survey, "FMLA Practices and Perspectives: Reactions to the Proposed FMLA Changes and New Military Provisions."
Key findings. Overall, total rewards professionals support the DOL's proposed regulations as these will help ease the administrative burden of implementing a very time-consuming and labor-intensive set of requirements. However, the survey notes the following concerns:
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