FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993

FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. The employer may elect to use the calendar year, a fixed 12-month leave or fiscal year, or a 12-month period prior to or after the commencement of leave as the 12-month period.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs28.htm, Wage and Hour Division, administers and enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for all private, state and local government employees, and some federal employees. Most Federal and certain congressional employees are also covered by the law and are subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management or the Congress.

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SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Labor  
PREPARED BY: 211/rj
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: January 2008