The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released three new opinion letters to help employers and employees better understand how to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA).

FMLA2019-3-A: Addressing whether an employer may delay designating paid leave as FMLA leave due to a collective bargaining agreement;

FLSA2019-13: Addressing the ordinary meaning of the phrase "not less than one month" for purposes of FLSA section 7(i)'s representative period requirement; and

CCPA2019-1: Addressing whether employers' contributions to employees' health savings accounts are earnings under the CCPA.

DOL opinion letters respond to specific questions about compliance issues and provide official guidance. It has also created a “compliance toolkit” for both employers and employees. 

This is an excerpt from a story in the July/August 2019 issue of Colorado Green. Read the full story online.

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