What is the Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA)?
Codified as 29 USC Section 2601 et seq. in the United States Code, the FMLA requires employers with 50 or more workers to provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period to care for a newborn, newly placed adopted or foster child, to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, or parent; or for the employee’s own illness.
