Family and Medical Leave Act
Providing protected leave to employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) helps balance the demands of work and home. It can also create compliance conundrums for HR to unravel. We’ve put together tools, guidance and the latest news to help navigate these challenges.
Member Resources
An overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Under the FMLA, a serious health condition is an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider.
This toolkit discusses the federal FMLA requirements and outlines common issues that employers must address to comply with the FMLA.
A checklist to ensure compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
This simple FMLA guide gives you step-by-step instructions for approving or denying leave.
Learn what type of documentation can be required for child bonding leave under the FMLA.
Latest News
Natural disasters bring an all-too timely reminder of pay and benefits issues that HR managers should bear in mind.
Abuse of intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave unfortunately has become a serious workplace disruption in many organizations. Although well-intentioned, the FMLA's legal protections...
Just weeks after pushing for paid family leave during his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced he's proposing to throw big bucks behind the initiative by funding a new federal paid family and medical leave program—a plan that would have significant implications for employers if it comes to fruition.
While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) generally applies to obtaining and recovering from an elective abortion, whether it also protects time off for abortion-related travel could depend on other factors, an FMLA attorney explains.
