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FMLA: Fact Sheets

  • Fact Sheet #28: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
  • Fact Sheet #28A: Employee Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28B: FMLA leave for birth, bonding, or to care for a child with a serious health condition on the basis of an "in loco parentis" relationship
  • Fact Sheet #28C: FMLA leave to care for a parent with a serious health condition on the basis of an "in loco parentis" relationship
  • Fact Sheet #28D: Employer Notification Requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Fact Sheet #28E: Employee Notice Requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28F: Qualifying Reasons for Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28G: Certification of a Serious Health Condition under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28H: 12-month period under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Fact Sheet #28I: Calculation of Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28J: Special Rules for Airline Flight Crew Employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28K: “Son or Daughter” 18 years of age or older under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28L: Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act for Spouses Working for the Same Employer
  • Fact Sheet #28M: The Military Family Leave Provisions under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28M(a): Military Caregiver Leave for a Current Servicemember under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28M(b): Military Caregiver Leave for a Veteran under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28M(c): Qualifying Exigency Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fact Sheet #28N: Joint Employment and Primary and Secondary Employer Responsibilities Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Fact Sheet #28O: Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA
  • Fact Sheet #28P: Taking Leave from Work When You or Your Family Member Has a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA
  • Fact Sheet #28Q: Taking Leave from Work for Birth, Placement, and Bonding with a Child under the FMLA
  • Fact Sheet #44: Visits to Employers Samoan (PDF)
  • Fact Sheet #77B: Protection for Individuals Under the Family and Medical Leave Act

 

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