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 Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal Act that is in place in order to ensure that employees can take up to 12 weeks off of work each year if they have a qualifying medical or family condition for which they will need to take time away from ... continue reading

In Montana, most situations in which employees use all leave under FMLA and are still unable to work allow for the employer to terminate the employee. This is also true in other states, unless there is a law that says otherwise.  A union contract or other type of collective bargaining ... continue reading

Many employees in the state of Florida will be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act if they need to take time away from work for a qualifying condition. Qualifying conditions may include their own health conditions or the health conditions of a qualifying family member. When an employee ... continue reading

Many employees in Colorado will be covered by the Rehabilitation Act. This Act is a federal Act that applies to employees in states across the country. However, not all employers or employees are covered by the Act.

When an employer and employee are covered by the Act, the employer ... continue reading

In Michigan, as in other states, employees can be fired if they use all of their leave time under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and still cannot work.

Under FMLA, passed in 1993, eligible workers are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year.  During ... continue reading

It is possible, in a majority of situations in Hawaii and other states, for employees who are unable to work to lose their jobs if they have exhausted their leave under the federal FMLA law. 

Termination may not be an immediate option if the employee is working under a ... continue reading

The Rehabilitation Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees in the state of Colorado. However, not all employees will be covered by the Act. In order for an employee to receive coverage under the Act, the employee not only needs to work for a qualifying company, but ... 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

Employees who have taken a leave under FMLA but still cannot return to work after 12 weeks risk losing their jobs. 

In Florida, and in other states, most situations like these allow for the employer to terminate the worker’s employment after the 12 weeks allowed under FMLA have been ... continue reading

The United States Department of Labor says that in some situations paid leave in Massachusetts may be deducted from an employee’s unpaid leave under FMLA.  This depends upon what state a worker is in, as well as the company policy.

Also according to the U.S. Department of Labor, employers ... continue reading

The Family Medical Leave Act provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for eligible employees for purposes related to childbirth, adoption, placement of a foster child, illness, or the sickness of an immediate family member.  Some companies also offer paid time off including sick days, vacation time, personal days ... 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

There are some cases in which paid leave in Nevada might be deducted from an employee’s unpaid FMLA leave.  This generally depends upon the state that an employee is in, as well as company policy.

Employers, according to the United States Department of Labor, can establish policies stating that ... continue reading

In some situations, paid leave in Mississippi can be deducted from an employee’s 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA time.  For the most part, this depends on what state the worker is in, as well as company policy.

The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, is a federal law ... continue reading

The 12 weeks of unpaid leave allowed under FMLA may be counted during a paid leave, according to the US Dept of Labor.  Depending on company policy, job protection could expire during a paid leave of more than 12 weeks. 

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers are ... continue reading

In the state of Iowa, it is possible for paid leave to be deducted from an employee’s 12 weeks of leave time under FMLA.  This depends on the company policy and state law.

The U.S. Department of Labor has said that employers are allowed to create a policy that ... 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

Paid leave in Illinois, in some situations, may be deducted from an employee’s 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave.  The federal Family and Medical Leave Act provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.  The leave is intended to be used when an employee is recovering from childbirth, ... continue reading

A Colorado employee may have paid leave deducted from his or her 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave.  The United States Department of Labor also stipulates that employers have the right to establish policies that employees must utilize any paid time off prior to using FMLA.  Paid time off might ... 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 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

There are no specific Wyoming Pregnancy Laws that provide benefits or protect jobs for those who work for private companies and employers. In addition, employees of the State of Wyoming and other government agencies have no protection or benefits beyond the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 

Beyond ... continue reading

Under Wisconsin Pregnancy Laws, workers who have built up any type of paid leave can use it to care for a newborn or newly adopted child as well as a seriously ill family member, including a spouse with a pregnancy-related disability or who is recovering from childbirth.

The law ... continue reading

There are two main federal Pregnancy Laws that apply nationwide and guide West Virginia Pregnancy Laws, both of which have been passed in the last three decades.  The Pregnancy Discrimination Act was approved October 31, 1978, to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex ... continue reading

As in many states, federal laws, especially the Family and Medical Leave Act, directly guide the procedures for Washington Pregnancy Laws. When it comes to Washington Pregnancy Laws, workers may use paid leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted child as well as a seriously ill family member. ... continue reading

The state has no specific Virginia Pregnancy Laws guaranteeing job protection or benefits for parents who work for a private employer. Virginia state employees have no additional benefits under any Virginia Pregnancy Laws beyond the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. However, public employers are required to allow employees the ... continue reading

This northeastern state has some of the more extensive regulations governing Vermont Pregnancy Laws.  Private employers with 10 or more workers are required to give up to 12 weeks of leave per year for an employee’s pregnancy, to care for a newborn, or to care for a newly-adopted child under ... continue reading

In my research on Utah Pregnancy Laws I found that the Utah has no state-level laws specifically guaranteeing job protection or benefits for new parents who work for a private company or business.  However, Utah state employees may get up to 12 months of unpaid medical leave, including leave for ... continue reading

As is the case in many states, there are no specific Texas Pregnancy Laws guaranteeing job protection or benefits to parents who work in the private sector.  However, Texas Pregnancy Laws do give state employees up to 12 weeks of parental leave for the birth of a child or for ... continue reading