Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
What is the Family & Medical Leave Act?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees with the right to take unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying events without interference or restraint from their employers. Job protection under the FMLA means that employees who use this leave have the right to return to the same job or an equivalent job with the same pay, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment, with limited exceptions. The United States does not have a national paid family and medical leave program.
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