FMLA Expansion Hits Snag

President Bush's pocket veto on Friday of the defense spending bill ensnared a bi-partisan proposal to expand FMLA benefits for military families.  Bush objected to a provision in the bill that would have exposed the Iraqi government to lawsuits seeking damages from the Saddam Hussein era.  Daniel Schwartz, over at Connecticut Employment Law Blog, expects the FMLA extension to be worked out in January.

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