FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993

• NCJ Number: 145999
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 62 Issue: 12 Dated: (December 1993) Pages: 15-21
• Author(s): J Higginbotham
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The article provides an overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), an analysis of its potential impact on law enforcement agencies, and a sample department policy to accommodate the FMLA.

Abstract

The FMLA applies to all public employers. It mandates that all persons who have worked for an employer for 12 months and at least 1,250 hours during the year may take up to 12 weeks off to care for a newborn or adopted child, or oneself or immediate family member with a serious health condition. Employees are then entitled to return to their old position or an equivalent one; whether the leave is paid or unpaid is not mandated. The sample policy states in specific terms the requirements employees must meet in order to take family and medical leave. As employees¦ employment status must remain secure, their benefits arrangement must be maintained, and under the same conditions as before leave begins. 39 endnotes