U.S. DOL Issues New Opinion Letters on Voluntary Delay or Extension of FMLA Leave, Volunteer Working Hours
APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees Subject to FMLA and FLSA |
EFFECTIVE March 14, 2019 |
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On March 14, 2019, the United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued two new opinion letters. The first letter addresses whether or not employers may extend or delay designating paid leave as FMLA time off. The second letter addresses whether an employee’s time participating in an optional volunteer program qualifies as hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These opinion letters are responses from the WHD to submitted queries, are primarily informative in nature, and are published by the WHD to clarify or interpret existing regulations.