Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) at Legal Glossary

What is it? A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a years time for the birth or adoption of a child, family health needs or personal illness. The employer must allow the employee to return to the same position or a position similar to that held before taking the leave. There are exceptions to the FMLA: the most notable is that only employers with 50 or more employees are covered--about half the workforce.

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