Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Know and Protect Your Rights: Work leave under federal and state laws can be tricky to navigate!!
Did you know that federal law provides qualified workers in the state of New Jersey with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to address serious health conditions? Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are required to protect employees’ jobs while out on leave. While these legal rights exist, employees are…
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The Family and Medical Leave Act provides many public and private sector employees with the option to stay out of work for a period of 12 weeks each year, without pay, for medical reasons. This is true whether it is the worker him or herself who is ill, or a member of his or her…
Read MoreWho qualifies for unpaid leave and job protection under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act?
Life does not always run smoothly. Whether we like it or not, there may come a time when day-to-day tasks are interrupted by medical issues that pull you away from responsibilities of daily life, including work. Many workers who find that they are facing this reality will not know what rights they have. Under the federal…
Read MoreCompany ordered to pay $55,000 for denying pregnancy leave
A company in New Jersey has agreed to pay $55,000 in damages to an employee who was fired when she took pregnancy leave. The agreement will also require Trane U.S. Inc. to amend their policy on medical leave to include pregnancy and pay a fine of $15,000 to the Division on Civil Rights. The new…
Read MoreWill U.S. create a paid family and medical leave fund for all?
Under the Family Leave Act (“FLA”), New Jersey residents have the right to take unpaid leaves from employment in the event of an illness, adoption, or childbirth, or to care for a seriously ill family member. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) also provides job protection during leaves. While FMLA leaves are unpaid, the…
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