Section 12 Required Notices by Employer

• Library: Emp-Emp Law 2000

Covered employers must conspicuously post an appropriate notice prepared or approved by the Secretary of Labor about the FMLA. 29 U.S.C. § 2619(a); 29 C.F.R. § 825.300(a). An employer that willfully violates this requirement may be assessed a civil penalty of $100 per offense by the Secretary of Labor. 29 U.S.C. § 2619(b); 29 C.F.R. § 825.300(b).

An employer that did not post the appropriate FMLA notice may not take adverse action against an eligible employee for failing to give the required notice of the...