Who Is Violating Family Medical Leave Act?
Companies and workers are arguing over who is violating the Family and Medical Leave Act. Companies say workers use it for “vague and chronic maladies,” doing so intermittently, rather than in blocks of time, while workers say companies are making it more difficult to qualify for leave and require second or third opinions from healthcare providers, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Family and Medical Leave Act allows workers to take as many as 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or a sick child, spouse or parent, or to recuperate from their own serious medical condition, without fear of losing their job. The U.S. Department of Labor, which oversees the program, acknowledged the growing friction in a report. Most workers who take time off under FMLA, though, use it to tend to their own health issues–and that’s where most of the complaints originate, reports The Wall Street Journal. Read the March 2007 issue of DiversityInc magazine to learn all about work/life issues and
