What is FMLA?
Family and Medical Leave Act: A federal law that provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for qualified employees who have serious health problems or who need to care for a child or other family member. The FMLA also requires that group health benefits be maintained during the leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by providing eligible employees unpaid, job-protected leave for 1-the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee; 2-placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care; 3-the provision of care to an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; 4-medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition; or, 5-because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty) in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation. Service members need not be deployed overseas for employees to be eligible for leave. The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA) amendments signed into law on January 28, 2008 permits car
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to “eligible” employees for certain family and medical reasons. Employees are eligible if they have worked for a covered employer for at least one year, and for 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months.
