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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

Texas Judge Imposes Temporary Halt on Enforcement of New FMLA Same-Sex Couple Rules

We recently blogged about the Department of Labor’s new rule that extended FMLA rights to same-sex married couples . The DOL’s rule was set to take effect nationwide on March 27, 2015. A day before the rule was set to…

DOL Extends FMLA Rights to Same-Sex Couples Nationwide

After the Supreme Court’s landmark 2013 ruling in United States v. Windsor found section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional, there was significant uncertainty regarding an employer’s obligations…