Working for Balance - FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
NBR's summary of the major points of the U.S. FMLA. For additional details about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, read this five page PDF document created by the U.S. Department of Labor: Fact Sheet #28| The Family and Medical Leave Act: A Summary |
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- Effective since 1993 |
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- Applies to state, local, and federal governments, including public schools |
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- Applies to private firms with 50 or more employees |
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- Covers employees who have worked at a firm for at least a year |
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- Allows employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave if they are unable to work because of a serious health condition |
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- Allows employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn child, a newly adopted child, or an immediate family member with a serious health condition |
- Requires employer to restore employees that return from leave to their orginal jobs or equivalent jobs |
