Under FMLA, parents are allowed up to 12 weeks unpaid time off for the birth or adoption of a child. But parents whose child ...

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 ...

On May 14, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that simply asking HR for the paperwork to request leave ...

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 ...

The FMLA and the employment rights and circumstances it seeks to protect are many times complicated and delicate to address in real-time. Employees and employers alike can find themselves frustrated ...

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 ...

The Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, became law in 1993 and requires certain employers to provide eligible employees 12 workweeks of unpaid leave a year. During FLMA leave, the employee's job is ...

Although the laws differ in both subject and scope, employees with disabilities or serious health conditions should be aware of both laws. Cases involving disabilities or medical leave frequently ...

Employees may use Family and Medical Leave Act leave to reduce their work hours indefinitely, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday in an opinion letter. The agency’s Wage and Hour Division ...

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