The size of a business affects a company's Family and Medical Leave Act coverage status and the eligibility of its employees. The FMLA statutes do not cover an employer with less than 50 employees. If ...

Postpartum mental health conditions (PMHCs) affect many new mothers, with up to 85% experiencing some level of anxiety or depression in the weeks after giving birth. Often these feelings will resolve ...

Navigating employee leave issues can be a daunting feat for in-house counsel and human resources departments. One challenging and oft-overlooked situation rife with the potential for legal issues ...

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law passed in 1993 that provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid job protected leave in a 12 month period with continuation of group ...

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 ...

As Generation Z continues to make its mark in the workforce, employers are grappling with new challenges in managing and retaining this young talent. While "quiet quitting" dominated headlines in ...

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Data suggests that the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is simply not covering the majority of U.S. workers. The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act protects the right of a qualified employee to take up to 12 weeks of leave during a 12-month period in order to care for a serious illness of themselves or close ...

Employer-side counsel have long recognized FMLA leave as an administrative headache in part because of the difficulties employers face in determining when employees require leave. The fact pattern in ...