Category: Family and Medical Leave Act Claims

Adoptive Parents Need Time Off, Too The Family and Medical Leave Act offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for various medical and caregiving reasons. One of the qualifying reasons for taking FMLA leave is the birth of a child. But what if you’re adopting a child […]

Not All Health Conditions Qualify The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants qualifying employees a certain number of unpaid, job-protected days off—either to deal with a medical condition of your own, or to care for a family member with a medical condition. There are a number of qualifying factors […]

Are You Eligible for Expanded Paid Leave? The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is a law designed to help families and mitigate the economic damage to individuals in the coronavirus pandemic. Its three mandates are: Provide funding for free COVID-19 testing Expand paid leave for US workers affected by […]

Don’t Let Your Employer Get Away With It Under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees working at qualifying companies have the right to take as many as 12 weeks of unpaid leave to deal with a major health issue or care for a family member. This leave is job-protected. […]

Paid Leave for American Workers—With Very Broad Exceptions Public health experts agree that all workers who can stay home should stay home. For some, that means working from home. But what about those workers who can’t work from home—and for whom staying home means foregoing a regular paycheck? This situation […]