Pay & Benefits

A Bigger Umbrella

Military families are getting more coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Department of Labor just published a final rule that will let employees ...

Federal News Network Staff

November 20, 2008 10:37 am

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Military families are getting more coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Department of Labor just published a final rule that will let employees take time off if a family member is wounded or injured. Viki Lipnic is Assistant Secretary of Employment Standards Administration at the Department of Labor and tells us what, exactly, the changes are. Click to hear the interview.