Family and Medical Leave Act
Definition
A United States federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.
History
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.
Benefits
- twelve workweeks of leave in a 12 month period for:
-To care for family members with serious health conditions
-A serious health conditions that prevents the employer to do his/her job