Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act (“CAA”) requires the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to issue regulations to implement the rights and protections of sections 101 through 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 2611-2615). 2 U.S.C. § 1312(d)(1). The OOC FMLA regulations mirror the FMLA regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor (DOL), expect where good cause has been shown that a modification of the regulation would be more effective. 2 U.S.C. § 1312(d)(2). If good cause is shown, the OOC FMLA regulations may deviate from the DOL FMLA regulations. The substantive differences between the DOL FMLA regulations and the OOC FMLA regulations, as published in the Congressional Record on June 22, 2016, are provided below.
DOL FMLA Regulations v. OOC FMLA Regulations
Posted June 22nd, 2016