On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed legislation amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide expanded leave benefits to persons who have immediate family members in the armed forces.  Shortly thereafter, the Department of Labor also proposed revising a number of the regulations issued under the FMLA.  The net effect of these two actions is the most sweeping change to the FMLA since it was enacted in 1993.

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