American workers have protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). According to the federal act, eligible employees have certain entitlements to take unpaid medical and family leave while continuing their health insurance and without fear of losing their...
When you are about to have a child, you may face wide variety of different questions. How can you be a good parent? What will your child be like? Are you ready to welcome a new member into your family? Unfortunately, many pregnant people also face questions about...
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act protects your job under certain circumstances. For example, you can take time off when you or a family member is seriously ill or when you have or adopt a new baby. Understand the provisions of FMLA and how they may impact your...
Most Indiana workers have the right to take up to 12 weeks of leave over a 12-month period to care for a family member with a serious medical condition or to deal with their own serious medical condition.Learn more about your rights under the Family and Medical Leave...
Families come in all sorts of configurations. Of course, there is the so-called traditional family household, which consists of a mother, a father and children. But in today's society, there are actually a wide variety of ways in which people form family units. There...
As an employee, you have rights. It is often accepted that employers will try to make their employees think that they cannot take action, but you always have a say in the matter. For that reason, you should pay very close attention to their employer's actions,...
Requesting family and medical leave from work should be a simple process. Employees shouldn't have to be concerned about being denied or not being able to return to their jobs. Unfortunately, they sometimes are, thanks to the hassle they experienced when putting in...
There are a number of things that can cause a person to take time away from their job. People fall ill, have family emergencies or may just need to take some personal time away. Whatever the reason may be for someone to take time off from their job, it is likely that...
Depending on where a person is employed and whether or not they meet the requirements to take FMLA, they may or may not be allowed to request leave. If a person does qualify, their employer has to let them take this leave and return to their job duties once their...
You never really know when an illness will occur, but when it does, you should be able to take off work without having to worry about being fired for doing so. Many people have employers who are understanding when a personal or family illness occurs, but others are...
