Asking to take a leave of absence from work -- whether you need time off for a medical procedure, to mourn a death or to take maternity leave -- is one of the most stressful asks an employee can make.

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) ...

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 ...

Brandeis has developed a set of comprehensive family and medical leave benefits that best support employees and their families. Employees may be able to continue to receive pay during an FMLA leave, ...

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 ...

The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law in 1993, for the purpose of guaranteeing job protection to eligible employees who are absent from work due to specified family, ...

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