There’s already a lot of confusion and frustration about the new FMLA rules that take effect January 16.

The feds waited until the last moment to spring a massive document (the final regs span 200 pages) on employers. It’s unfair to expect employers to digest and prepare to comply with all the changes in notification requirements, certifications and other crucial administrative practices in such a short period of time. The good news is that many of the changes appear favorable to employers. The bad news is that the paperwork burden may be even heftier.

In the most recent issue of What’s New in Benefits & Compensation, we devoted our cover story to an overview of the most important changes. For those looking for a good online review, here is a pretty succinct review.

I would also suggest breaking down the changes into bite-sized pieces and visiting this labor attorney’s FMLA blog, which not only has resources tailored to the FMLA revisions, but also looks at recent FMLA-related court rulings that could affect you.