If there is a situation in which an employee needs to take a leave of absence, various options are available, depending on the employee's length of service: FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially overturned a lower court's ruling when it found that a worker's 16-day leave was part of the intermittent leave certified by his physician, rather than ...

Since 1993, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has provided job protection to eligible employees who need to take time away from work for specific reasons related to their own health, to ...

While posting vacation photos on Facebook during a leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is probably not a stellar idea, the question of whether an employee can take a vacation during ...

Question: My employee has been on medical leave for two months. How long do I have to provide a leave of absence? Answer: It depends. Several state and federal laws require employers to provide leave ...

Instances of employee abuse of family and medical leave programs appear to be far less frequent than many employers might suspect, according to a study by the San Francisco-based Integrated Benefits ...

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year for their own serious health condition or to care for a family member with a ...