Labor Department holding FMLA webinar to answer employer, employee questions

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor’s wage and hour division will host a webinar Wednesday on basic elements of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

The webinar, scheduled at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, aims to help workers and employers understand the FMLA and is part of an effort to make the program more accessible, the Labor Department said in a statement.

“Unfortunately, too many workers don’t know about their rights under the FMLA and fail to take advantage of its protections,” Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis said in the statement. “This webinar will make the law easier to understand, including recent guidance for nontraditional families.”

In conjunction with the webinar, the Labor Department has published the booklet “Need Time? The Employee’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act,” to answer questions about the law.

To attend the free webinar, which requires registration, click here.