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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lets eligible employees take unpaid leave for medical or family reasons. Learn about benefits, requirements, and how to report violations.
The FMLA provides a means for employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid, job-protected leave for certain reasons. The Act is intended to promote the stability and economic security of families as well as the nation's interest in preserving the integrity of families.
Learn about the labor law that allows eligible employees to take an extended leave of absence from work. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lets eligible employees take unpaid leave for medical or family reasons. Learn about benefits, requirements, and how to report violations.
Covered Federal employees are entitled to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid* FMLA leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following purposes:
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. [1] . The FMLA was a major part of President Bill Clinton 's first-term domestic agenda, and he signed it into law on February 5, 1993.
In January 2008, President George W. Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA for FY2008, P.L. 110-181). The act created two types of military family leave: qualifying exigency leave and military caregiver leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave with job protection during a 12-month period for certain family and medical needs. FMLA leave differs from leave without pay (LWOP) in that an employee who establishes eligibility may not be denied FMLA leave.
(a) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, (FMLA or Act) allows eligible employees of a covered employer to take job-protected, unpaid leave, or to substitute appropriate paid leave if the employee has earned or accrued it, for up to a total of 12 workweeks in any 12 months (see § 825.200 (b)) because of the birth of a child and t...