The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is an invaluable piece of legislation. It protects U.S. employees' right to take unpaid leave for qualifying medical and family reasons. This protection helps to ensure job security during these critical times. But with legalese...
FMLA
What happens if someone is terminated when using FMLA?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1993 to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. Eligible employees can take...
How much FMLA leave can I take?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that helps workers maintain a healthy work-life balance. If you work for a qualifying employer, FMLA lets you request unpaid leave under certain circumstances. You typically need at least 1,250 work hours in the...
Here is why FMLA is your best protection for keeping your job
There are laws that are designed to protect injured workers from economic uncertainty when they have to be off work to handle an illness or an injury. What happens, however, when your employer decides to let you go while you’re out on leave under the Family and...
What conditions qualify for FMLA?
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave without jeopardizing their employment. Employees also have the added benefit of keeping any medical benefits their job provides them. FMLA protects a worker's right to reinstate...
3 times when workers have the right to ask for FMLA leave
When lawmakers drafted and passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), they created a powerful federal protection for workers. Prior to the FMLA, companies could and frequently would terminate those who took an extended leave of absence, even if there was a very...
Crossroads of the FMLA, the ADA, and Workers’ Compensation
Did You Get Hurt at Your Job? Whether or not your job is protected when you are hurt on the job can be confusing. If you get hurt on the job in Indiana, you very well may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation is an accident insurance...
Are You a “Key Employee” Under the FMLA?
Who is Considered an FMLA "Key Employee"? Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), eligible employees are entitled to take up to 12 weeks of protected leave every year to attend to certain medical and family matters. They are also entitled to 26 weeks to care...