USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Celebrating 30 years of job-protected leave – and working to help even more families. Drafted by the National Partnership and signed by President Clinton in 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the nation’s first and only national law designed to help Americans meet the dual demands of work and family.

Detailed explanation-2: -The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.

Detailed explanation-3: -FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. It also seeks to accommodate the legitimate interests of employers and promote equal employment opportunity for men and women.

Detailed explanation-4: -The FMLA was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. It allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to bond with a newborn, newly adopted or newly placed child; care for a seriously ill child, spouse or parent; or care for their own serious health condition without fear of losing their jobs.