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Retroactive Designation of Leave

Release Date: January 22, 2009

Of significance, the new regulations provide that an employer may now retroactively designate leave as FMLA leave as long as the employee is not prejudiced or harmed as a result of the employer?s failure to designate the leave as FMLA leave right away.