The Minnesota paid leave policy for 2026 provides up to 20 weeks of paid leave protections for medical or family leave ...

With thousands of furloughed federal workers not knowing when they’ll get their next paycheck, people with health issues are facing some tough choices as they try to pay their mounting medical bills.

This document has been updated multiple times since its original publication in June 2021 to reflect newly passed state paid leave programs, new data on state programs, and modified duration and ...

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Under federal law, many employees can take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave when a child is born. It's not hard to figure out if your full-time staffers qualify under federal rules. If they work part time, ...

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The United States lacks a federal maternity leave policy, making it the only high-income nation without mandated paid leave for new mothers. While 96 percent of countries provide some form of paid ...

An employee will notify their supervisor and Human Resources of the need to request FMLA leave as soon as possible. If the leave is foreseeable, the employee will give at least 30 days’ advance notice ...