The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave every year to take care of themselves and their family members. While there are restrictions on when eligible employees can take FMLA leave, when employees request […]
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And What To Do if They Turn You Down The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to recover from a serious medical condition, or care for a family member with a serious injury or illness. Here are the most […]
Know Your Rights Under the Law The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed in 1993 to give qualifying workers leave to care for a family member with a medical condition or handle their own illness or injury. The leave is unpaid, but job-protected—meaning the employer has to allow […]
You Have Options. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is designed to give eligible employees the ability to take unpaid leave to care for a family member or manage their own medical care, and have their job still available when they return. While not every employee is eligible for […]
If You Work in New Jersey, You’re Entitled To Paid Sick Leave The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law was put into place in October 2018. Since then, all employers—no matter how large—have been required to provide paid sick leave to their employees in New Jersey. This is true even […]