The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law providing eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. The law allows employees to take time off for qualified ...

When attendees listening in on a recent Disability Management Employer Coalition webinar were asked what they found the most challenging about administering the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), most ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law that ensures that employees have access to up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for qualified medical and family-related reasons. Up ...

U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Ed Brown via Wikimedia Commons) As the great philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, life moves pretty fast. Therefore, it's entirely ...

FMLA provides 12 weeks of job-protected leave in a 12 month period to eligible employees. To qualify for FMLA you must have worked at least 12 months (need not be consecutive), and also have worked at ...

If there is a situation in which an employee needs to take a leave of absence, various options are available, depending on the employee's length of service: FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) ...

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued new regulations expanding coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act for certain classes of employees. The changes expand coverage for military family ...

Earlier this year, DOL announced plans to review the regulations accompanying the FMLA. Experts had predicted that, as part of the changes, the agency was looking at ways to make the forms easier to ...

When an employee seeks leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or when she seeks a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the critical component for success is the ...