FEHC to Modify Family Leave Regulations
By Mark Spring
The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (our San Diego Partner Dave Carothers is one of the Commissioners) recently announced that it will be amending the regulations interpreting/enforcing the California Family Rights Act to take into account the changes that result from the Department of Labor's recently modified federal regulations interpreting the federal Family Medical Leave Act. Of course, we will continue to keep you updated on the progress of these regulations. In the interim, the FEHC has published a very useful and detailed comparison between the California CFRA and the federal FMLA, which can be found here. The FEHC has also published a comparison of the meaning of the term "disability" under the ADA, the ADAAA, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. That comparison table is here.