(Capitol Media Services/Arizona Business Gazette) -- Capitol Media Services reports that "some new changes in federal law will require employers to provide free time off to workers in more situations." According to the story, Attorney Jennifer Keyser, "whose law firm specializes in labor law, warned that companies that don't alter their policies to comply could find themselves in hot water." The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) already required employers with at least 50 workers to grant 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period under certain circumstances, such as the birth of a newborn. A new change to the FMLA "allows a worker to take up to 26 weeks off to provide care for a veteran family member who is undergoing treatment for a condition that stems from their military service. ... The condition has to arise within five years after discharge." "People need to start reviewing their policies to be sure they're compliant with the new law," Keyser said. "The problem is, we have no direction on what being compliant means."
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