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Assist in notes analyzing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Discuss the law from the employee and the employer perspectives. Analyze the way that this legislation impacts the way that business is done and the way the business must deal with employees and employee issues. Evaluate whether or not the reasons why these laws are still necessary. Include in your analysis current publications that support or add to your analysis and evaluation. Find three current references from research articles or publications. Using the state of Virginia.

References to consider:
FMLA Boot Camp: Regulatory and Case Law Developments under the Family and Medical Leave Act By Linda B. Dwoskin and Melissa Bergman Squire
5 FMLA Hot Topics by Cheryl L. Mostrom, CEBS
Workplace Compliance With the Law: The Case of the Family and Medical Leave Act by Amy Armenia, Naomi Gerstel, and Coady Wing

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The Family Medical Leave Act 1993 is a federal law that requires covered employers to give employees with job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. The main reasons for which the leave can be claimed are personal or family illness, family military leave, pregnancy, adoption, or foster care placement of the child. For example, if an employee's wife gives birth to a child he can avail himself of the mandated leave without the risk of losing his job(1). The law is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor. The law was signed on February 5, 1993 and was effective six months later. The rationale for the law was to promote work-life balance and to ensure that no worker would have to choose between the job they needed and the family they love. With the passing of the Family Medical Leave Act the government made it a priority to give workers the ability to balance the demands of their families and healthy development of babies. The act allows eligible employees to take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to attend to the serious health condition of the employee, parent, spouse, or child, or for pregnancy or care of a newborn child, or for adoption or foster care of a child. To be eligible for FMLA leave an employee must have been in business at least 12 months and worked at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months and work at a location where the company employs 50 o ore employees within a radius of 75 miles. For example, if a worker and his employer meets the condition for FMLA to apply, he can apply for FMLA up to 12 weeks during a year.

There are several types of personal situations during which an eligible employee may claim FMLA leave. The situations include the following. The employee may take leave to care for a seriously ill family member. For example, if the father of an employee is seriously ill, an employee can claim FMLA leave. For claiming leave for a child, the child must be below 18 years of age under normal circumstances(2). An employee can claim leave for caring for a child over 18 year of age provided the child ...

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