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  2. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Wikipedia

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    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. [1] The FMLA was a major part of President Bill Clinton 's first-term domestic agenda, and he signed it into law on February 5, 1993.

  3. Parental leave in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Parental leave (also known as family leave) is regulated in the United States by US labor law and state law. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for parents of newborn or newly adopted children if they work for a company with 50 or more employees. As of October 1, 2020, the same policy has ...

  4. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, you may be eligible for up to 12 weeks of excused unpaid absence each year if you or a family member has a “serious health condition ...

  5. FMLA Isn't Enough: Here's How to Extend Your Maternity Leave

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    Employees are required to work 1,250 hours in the 12-month period prior to taking leave. That breaks down to at least 26 hours per week. These stipulations make for a hugely flawed policy. In fact ...

  6. Maternity Leave in the United States: Facts You Need to Know

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    Maternity leave facts in the United States. 40 percent of women don’t qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which grants 12 weeks of protected job leave, unpaid, at the federal level ...

  7. DVT and Your Job - WebMD

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    According to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you may qualify for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a “serious health condition” if you’ve: Worked at least 12 months or at least ...

  8. Can You Still Work When You Have Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? - WebMD

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    If you work for the government or for a company with at least 50 employees (within 75 miles of the main office), you may qualify for the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA allows you to take ...

  9. Chronic Migraine and Work Accommodations - WebMD

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    Keep important items like these on hand at work in case you have a migraine attack: A bottle of water, since dehydration can be a trigger. Healthy snacks. Your migraine medication, to take as soon ...