“It’s disappointing that the Bush Administration in its waning days would undermine a policy that’s so vital to working families.  Among other things, these new regulations will make it harder for employees to take FMLA leave and easier for employers to deny it. The United States lags far behind most countries in protecting the jobs of workers who have caregiving responsibilities or who happen to fall seriously ill.  There could not be a worse time than during a serious economic downturn to ask workers to choose between their job and a family member or their own health.  Rather than watering down these important family supports, we should be working to expand them.  Congress and President-elect Obama will have to add these regulations to the ever-growing list of compassionless Bush Administration policies that must be reversed.”

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