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  1. Pregnant T-Mobile Employee Clocked Out to Use Toilet

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    as she was supposed to. Her blood pressure skyrocketed. She was stressed and anxious. She finally went on the Family Medical Leave Act , which requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees, seven weeks

  2. Family Leave Is Out of Reach for Latinos

    Mon, 25 Feb 2013

    take time off, either because they're not covered or simply don't have financial means to do so. The Family and Medical Leave Act requires some employers to provide up to three months of unpaid leave and the continuation of health benefits

  3. Marriage Equality Activists 'Have Never Been More Hopeful'

    Sat, 16 Feb 2013

    residents of Illinois who marry under the law to receive federal benefits, like those available under the Family and Medical Leave Act . Senators Encourage Obama to End Workplace Discrimination Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of

  4. Mother of Baby With Cancer Takes On Barclays

    Tue, 15 Jan 2013

    following the expiration of her maternity leave. Barclays agreed to additional unpaid leave. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, eligible employees of covered employers are entitled to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12 month period

  5. Obama to Use New Study to Attack Mitt Romney on Medicare

    Sun, 9 Sep 2012

    Obama. He has done nothing to reform Medicare for the long haul and prevent it from going bankrupt, and on his watch family health care premiums have increased by nearly $2,500. The President's decision to use discredited studies and outright falsehoods

  6. Internal Talking Points: Romney Will Push His 'Own' Budget Proposal, Not Paul Ryan's Plan

    Sat, 11 Aug 2012

    the past year. The average price per gallon of gas is nearly twice as high as it was when President Obama took office. Family health care premiums have increased by $2,393. Half of recent graduates can't find jobs that match their skill sets. America

News

  1. Share of Working Moms Nearing All-Time High

    Sun, 13 May 2012

    could bring them to work with me." One of the greatest advances for working parents since the 1970s is the Family and Medical Leave Act . Signed into law under President Bill Clinton in 1993, the federal law requires em-ployers to provide

  2. Colorado Woman Says Christian School Asked About Her Relationship With Boyfriend

    Wed, 9 May 2012

    Simpson to miss work, the suit states, but the university did not allow her to have the appropriate leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which can provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave. In February 2011, she was diagnosed with a herniated disc

  3. 20 Shocking Tips on How to Get, Keep a Job

    Wed, 25 Apr 2012

    the higher executives, and they will," Shapiro said. 12. Your Leave Isn't 'Protected' Even though the Family Medical Leave Act allows you to take medical leave with your position protected, companies find ways around this, Shapiro said. She recommends

  4. Michigan Teacher Said She Was Disciplined for Not Giving Boss Facebook Access

    Tue, 3 Apr 2012

    said Hester, who has been on unpaid leave since November. Hester said she went on leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act at first. Then, she said, the superintendent refused to give her benefits. Next week she will have a pre-trial

  5. 7 Diet Myths Exposed

    Fri, 9 Mar 2012

    a calorie, no matter what time you eat it, according to Katie Clark, R.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of family health care nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. But do keep your evening meal light--along the lines of a

  6. New Jersey Woman Alleges Pregnancy Discrimination While EEOC Calls for Updates to Laws

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act regarding maternity and paternity leave. The EEOC leave as a small employer because the Family and Medical Leave Act applies to employers with "50 or more employees

  7. Connecticut Woman Told That Maternity Leave Viewed as Resignation

    Fri, 3 Feb 2012

    employer said she was not protected under the federal Family Medical Leave Act , which says employees must be on the job for at least He called it "sexist irony" that the federal Family Medical Leave Act was enacted to protect working women, not for use by employers

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Videos

  1. Dodd's Health Care Platform

    Thu, 2 Aug 2007

    be my best witness when I was trying to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act that was that radical idea that you spent time the next couple of weeks but it is the Family and Medical Leave Act with paid leave for people by the way obviously

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    awful lot of those kids that you're talking about possible. The family Medical Leave Act makes a difference. -- -- -- -- C Everett C. Everett -- But we have voted against what he was nominated -- attorney general because I disagreed with a lot of his views. And then he turned out to be my best witness when I was trying to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act that was that radical idea that you -- -- -- spent time your child. Without having to lose your job by the way. We're gonna introduce the next couple of weeks but it is the Family and Medical Leave Act with paid leave for people by the way obviously -- -- about. -- -- But that relationship between parents and children during
  2. American Workplace Is Tough on Families

    Fri, 2 Feb 2007

    work. Late yesterday he proposed expanding the family Medical Leave Act to allow all employees in this country at least six weeks legitimate feeling and that's why the writers of the family Medical Leave Act say that this is not just for parents it's not just for

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    Of all mothers who work. Late yesterday he proposed expanding the family Medical Leave Act to allow all employees in this country at least six weeks of paid leave. To care for a baby or any sick
    a very legitimate feeling and that's why the writers of the family Medical Leave Act say that -- this is not just for parents it's not just for children newborns. If you have a parent or spouse
  3. Working Mothers and Breastfeeding

    Tue, 30 Dec 2008

    US was among the fuel industrialized nations with no guarantee paid maternity leave. Instead the federal Family and Medical Leave Act provides American mothers and fathers with twelve weeks of unpaid leave a luxury millions of workers cannot

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    fuel industrialized nations with no guarantee paid maternity leave. Instead the federal Family and Medical Leave Act provides American mothers and fathers with twelve weeks of unpaid leave a luxury millions of workers cannot afford to take. New research
  4. Pregnancy and Your Career

    Mon, 12 May 2008

    being home to take care of your baby. And that's can be any amount of time. What's protected by law under the Family Medical Leave Act is three months but there's no guarantee pay. And are there any changes. In terms of the loss coming up because we

    Medical Leave Act found at 3:43

    any amount of time. What's protected by law under the Family -- Medical Leave Act is three months but there's no guarantee pay. And are there any changes. In terms of the loss coming up because we
  5. Women Victims of Poor Economy

    Wed, 23 Jul 2008

    Reality of family life. I think we haven't had bill on work family balance since 1990 frequently asked the family Medical Leave Act . They gave that equipment twelve weeks of unpaid leave that it would not lose their jobs for the birth of the child

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    had bill on work family balance since 1990 frequently asked the family Medical Leave Act . They gave that equipment twelve weeks of unpaid leave that it would not lose their jobs for the birth of the child.
  6. Disability For Prostate Cancer?

    Tue, 26 Aug 2008

    to specifically discuss. With the employer however all employees in the United States would be eligible through family Medical Leave Act . To be released from certain duties from there position. As would their spouse should they need extra care following

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    however all employees in the United States would be eligible through family Medical Leave Act . To be released from certain duties from there position. As would their spouse should they need extra care following -- surgery or
  7. Full Interview Part 1: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden

    Fri, 19 Sep 2008

    can't afford to that's just one of the way. It's. Do you think we've we've talked about expanding the family Medical Leave Act . Is that the way you would try to mandate the sick days or those two separate things that would be that would be part

    Medical Leave Act found at 1:57

    way. It's. Do you think we've we've talked about expanding the family Medical Leave Act . Is that the way you would try to mandate the sick days or those two separate things that would be that would
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  1. PHOTO: Ashlie Simpson, 31, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, Colorado Christian University, accusing the college of invasion of privacy, violating the Family Medical Leave Act, and ...
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