It’s perfectly legal for employers to deduct workers’ paid leave from their federally guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave, says the U.S. Department of Labor.

FMLA is the Family and Medical Leave Act. It entitles all employees to as many as 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave ... continue reading

Many employees in the state of South Dakota will be eligible to receive coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA is a federal Act that provides coverage to many employees and employers in states across the country. When an employee needs to take time off of work ... continue reading

The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is in place in order to provide employees with financial assistance if they are ever in a situation in which they cannot work because of a disaster. When there is a large-scale disaster, such as a fire or a flood, ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employees in states across the country, including employees in Washington, DC, can have coverage if they need to take time off of work to care for a sick or injured family member or to care ... continue reading

The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees in states across the country, including many employees in the state of Alabama. Because it is a federal Act, it is administered by the federal government and applies to all states equally.

The Act is ... continue reading

Employees in the state of Alaska should be aware of what the Rehabilitation Act entails, as many employees will work for companies that are covered by the Act. The Act is in place in order to ensure that when an employee has a recognized disability, the employer cannot discriminate against ... continue reading

Employees in Washington, DC are protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act if they wish to take time off of work in order to care for their sick or injured family members or in order to care for their own health-related concerns. However, even though many employees in Washington, ... continue reading

Under Idaho and federal law, paid time of can be subtracted from a worker’s 12 weeks under the Family and Medical Leave Act, under company policy.  This is based on information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Family and Medical Leave Act, also called FMLA, is a ... continue reading

The Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees in states across the country, including employees in the state of Wyoming. When the WHCRA applies to a particular employee, the employee should have access to additional benefits that may be needed after a ... continue reading

Employees in states across the country, including in the state of Wyoming, are able to take time away from work if they need to care for their own health-related conditions or if they need to care for a sick or injured family member. The Family and Medical Leave Act is ... continue reading

Employees in Washington, DC have a right to learn about the labor laws that impact them at work by reviewing labor law posters. These labor law posters should be posted in an area of the workplace that is visible to all employees, such as an employee break room or a ... continue reading

When an employee wishes to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the employee may take up to 12 weeks off of work in order to care for a sick or injured family member or in order to care for his or her own health care needs. However, ... continue reading

Employees in all states across the country should be able to review information about the labor laws that impact them in the workplace. These labor laws should be posted on labor law posters. The posters should then be displayed in the workplace in an area that is visible and accessible ... continue reading

The Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act is a federal Act that was signed into place in 1998 in order to ensure that women can receive the health care coverage that they need if they have a mastectomy. The WHCRA applies to all health care policies that cover the cost ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to grant employees time off of work if they need to care for their own medical conditions or for the medical condition of a sick or injured family member. However, even though many employees may regard their pets ... continue reading

Employees in the state of Wyoming have a right to be able to learn more about the labor laws that impact them by reviewing the labor law posters at work. Employers are required to post labor law posters in an area of the workplace that is visible to all employees, ... continue reading

Employees in states across the country should be able to take time off of work under the Family and Medical Leave Act in order to care for their own health issues or to care for the health issues of a qualifying family member. However, not all types of family members ... continue reading

Employees in all states across the country should be able to learn more information about the labor laws that impact them in the workplace by reviewing their labor law rights on the labor law posters that are displayed in the workplace. Each workplace in the state of Virginia should have ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employees in all states across the country can take time away from work in order to care for a sick or injured family member or in order to tend to their own medical needs. However, ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible workers within each twelve month period of work.  This leave is given under FMLA and can be taken for a variety of serious medical conditions, temporary disability, and childbirth recovery. It can also be used when ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employees can take time away from work if they need to care for a medical condition or for a sick or injured family member. However, according to the FMLA, pets are not considered to be ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that if an employee in any state needs to take time away from work in order to care for a medial related condition, the employee can take this time away from work. The employee may be ... continue reading

Employees across the country may be able to take up to 12 weeks off of work each year in order to care for sick or injured family members or in order to tend to their own health-related issues. When an employee wishes to take time away from work under the ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that extends benefits to employees that need to take time off of work for a qualifying medical condition that they are going through or that a covered family member is going through. Though many employees view their pets as bona ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps employees take time away from work if they need to care for their own health needs or for the health of a family member. However, not all family members are covered under the FMLA, including pets. Though many ... continue reading

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that helps to protect the rights of employees in Rhode Island that wish to take off of work in order to care for a sick or injure relative or for themselves. The Act is a federal Act, so it applies ... continue reading