The FMLA requires that certain private employers provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work to take care of their serious health condition or a family member’s serious ...

COVID-19 has led to significant employee absences from the workplace. While the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may well apply to certain such absences, employers must avoid the temptation ...

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...

The FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks in a 12-month period of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons, a U.S. Department of Labor FMLA overview ...

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted to allow employees to balance their work and family life by taking reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to ...