Requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to “eligible” employees for certain family and medical reasons. Employees are eligible if they have worked for a covered employer for at least one year, and for 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months, and if there are at least 50 employees within 75 miles.
Requires covered employers to allow eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for the birth or adoption of a child, or for a serious health condition of the employee or family member. FMLA applies to private employers with 50 or more employees for each working day of 20 or more weeks, and applies to all public employers and to private elementary and secondary schools.
Law guaranteeing 12 weeks. unpaid leave to most employees to care for newborn or newly adopted children, or to deal with a serious illness or injury suffered by the employee or an ailing child, spouse, or parent of the employee.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees who have met minimum service requirements (12 months employed by the company with 1,250 hours of service in the preceding 12 months) to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for: (1) a serious health condition; (2) to care for a family member with a serious health condition; (3) the birth of a child; or (4) the placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-3, enacted February 5, 1993) is a United States labor law allowing an employee to take unpaid leave due to illness or to care for a sick family member. It was one of the first major bills signed by President Bill Clinton in his first term, fulfilling a campaign promise.