FMLA

FMLA
abbrv.
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

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FMLA
Category: Employment Law & HR

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FMLA
USA
A federal law requiring employers to give covered employees unpaid, job protected leave from employment (29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654). Coverage for employees requires a minimum of 1,250 hours worked for the employer for the previous 12 months. Coverage for employers requires a minimum of 50 employees. Employees are not covered if they work at a facility with fewer than a total of 50 employees working within 75 miles of that facility.
The FMLA authorizes up to 12 weeks of leave for each 12-month period for:
• Birth and care of an employee's newborn child.
• Placement of an employee's adopted or foster child with the employee.
• Care of an employee's immediate family member (spouse, child or parent) with a serious health condition.
• The employee's serious health condition that prevents the employee from performing the functions of the job.
The FMLA also authorizes leave related to military service, including:
• Up to 26 weeks of leave for each 12-month period to care for a family member who is a covered servicemember and who has experienced a serious injury or illness that began during active duty service.
• Up to 12 weeks of leave for each 12-month period for a qualifying exigency arising because of active or impending military service.
The FMLA prohibits employers from:
• Limiting employees' rights under the statute.
• Discriminating against or terminating employees for exercising rights under the statute or opposing unlawful practices under the statute.
The FMLA is enforced and administered by the Department of Labor.

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FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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