Family and Medical Leave Act

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• Family and Medical Leave Act — (FMLA) A federal law that requires qualifying employers to provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12 month period to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious medical condition, or recover from a… …   Law dictionary

• Family and Medical Leave Act — UK US noun [S] ► FMLA(Cf. ↑FMLA) …   Financial and business terms

• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 — n. A federal law that protects the jobs of and guarantees unpaid leave to certain workers who suffer medical problems or who must care for sick family members or new children. abbrv. FMLA The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …   Law dictionary

• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 — The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (USPL|103|3, enacted February 5, 1993) is a United States labor law allowing an employee to take unpaid leave due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his job or to care… …   Wikipedia

• Family And Medical Leave Act - FMLA — The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law on August 5, 1993 by President Bill Clinton. The FMLA is a labor law requiring larger employers to provide employees unpaid leave for serious health conditions, to care for a sick family …   Investment dictionary

• Family and Medical Leave Act — (FMLA)    A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave over the course of a year for the birth or adoption of a child, family health needs, or personal illness. Employees must be allowed to return to… …   Business law dictionary

• Leave of absence — (LOA) is a term used to describe a period of time that one is to be away from his/her primary job, while maintaining the status of employee . This term is in contrast to normal periods away from the workplace, such as vacations, holidays,… …   Wikipedia

• medical certification — A document an employer may require an employee to provide when taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The medical certification form must be completed by a health care provider and must include facts sufficient to demonstrate …   Law dictionary

• leave year — Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the 12 month period by which an employer measures an employee s entitlement to FMLA leave. Eligible employees have a right to take up to 12 weeks of leave in each 12 month leave year. Category:… …   Law dictionary

• Sick leave — (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs without losing pay. Some workplaces offer paid sick time as a matter of… …   Wikipedia

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