Tread Lightly Texas: Defining 'Spouse' Under The FMLA

Law360, New York (May 19, 2015, 12:20 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Family and Medical Leave Act same-sex spouse final rule amends the regulatory definition of spouse under the FMLA to include all individuals in legal marriages. On March 26, 2015, one day before the final rule became effective, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered a preliminary injunction in Texas v. U.S., staying the application of the final rule in a number of states where several retail and hospitality employers conduct business....

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