Amendment highlights:

• New military family leave for qualifying family members for an exigency arising out of a covered military service member's active duty, or to care for a covered service member's serious illness or injury due to active duty
• Expanded FMLA general notification requirements
• New individual eligibility notification and leave designation requirements
• New prototype forms for eligibility notification, leave designation, health care provider and military family leave certifications
• New fitness for duty certification requirements
• New leave tracking and notification requirements
• New certification and recertification requirements and procedures

And just for Washington employers, two new leaves: spousal military leave and domestic violence leave.

How we can help you prepare for these changes:

• State and federal leave compliance audit
• Leave policy development/revision
• Procedures and forms
• Leave checklists, leave coordination advice or charts

If you have any questions about these developments or if you would like our assistance in connection with these matters, please contact your Stoel Rives lawyer or one of the following attorneys:

In Seattle:

Margaret Barbier at (206) 386-7591 or mlbarbier@stoel.com
Keelin Curran at (206) 386-7537 or kacurran@stoel.com

In Boise:

Marla S. Henken at (208) 387-4266 or mshenken@stoel.com
James C. Dale at (208) 387-4282 or jcdale@stoel.com
Bradley J. Dixon at (208) 387-4284 or bjdixon@stoel.com

Stoel Rives LLP is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 12 offices in eight states. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.