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FMLA under fire?

Broadcast: Midmorning, 04/16/2007, 10:06 a.m.

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The Department of Labor is currently reviewing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and some business groups are calling for clarification of the law, claiming that it's being abused. Midmorning looks at the looming battle over the FMLA.

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  • Lisa Horn: Health care manager with the Society for Human Resources Managament.
  • Jocelyn Frye: General Counsel with the National Partnership for Women and Families.
  • Erin Kelly: Assistant professor of sociology and co-principal investigator of the Flexible Work and Well-Being Center at the University of Minnesota.

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