Leave and Families

The links below provide information on various leave and work scheduling programs available to employees for family care purposes.

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) - U.S. Department of Labor

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their ...

Family and Medical Leave Act | U.S. Department of Labor

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of ...

The History of Family Leave Policies in the United States

She is the author of Getting Paid While Taking Time: The Women's Movement and the Development of Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States (2016).

Family and Medical Leave Act | U.S. Department of Commerce

The FMLA is intended to promote the interests of the workplace and the family by providing unpaid leave with job protection to employees in certain specified ...

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 12-Week Entitlement - OPM

This fact sheet addresses Title II of FMLA, which is administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and covers most civilian Federal employees.

Brief State Family and Medical Leave Laws

This page contains a chart of state family medical leave laws with provisions similar to the federal FLMA and parental leave for children's ...

The State of Paid Family and Medical Leave in the U.S. in 2023

No U.S. federal law provides a right to paid family or medical leave. However, important proposals have been advanced, such as one that passed ...

State Paid Family Leave Laws Across the U.S.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted mandatory paid family leave systems. Most of these state laws provide parental and ...

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Celebrating 31 years of job-protected leave – and working to help even more families. Drafted by the National Partnership and signed by President Clinton in ...

Paid Family and Medical Leave | The Arc

Paid family and medical leave helps employees with longer-term or more serious medical needs that require long absences from work. Learn why it matters for ...

Paid Family & Medical Leave - A Better Balance

In May 2023, Congress re-introduced The FAMILY Act, which would establish a national paid family and medical leave program, guaranteeing workers 12 weeks of ...

The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act

serious personal or family health issues through a shared fund that makes paid leave affordable for employers of all sizes and for workers and their families.

A National Paid Leave Program Would Help Workers, Families

The United States should establish a permanent paid family and medical leave program. It should cover comprehensive reasons for leave.

Family and Medical Leave - City of St. Louis

Family and Medical Leave ... Administrative Regulation No.133 pertaining to City Policy on Family and Medical Leave Revised and Reissued Effective ...

Paid Family Leave: Costs and Savings for St. Louis City

We find that expanding paid family leave to St. Louis City workers would cost approximately $1.05 million in wages annually, but would also be offset by ...

The State of Paid Family and Medical Leave in the U.S. in 2024

No US federal law provides a right to paid family or medical leave. However, important proposals have been advanced.

Paid Family Leave: The Basics | Bipartisan Policy Center

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides many workers with the right to take 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year.

Paid Leave in the U.S. - KFF

This fact sheet summarizes federal, state, and local policies on paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave and presents data from ...

Expanding Access to Paid Family Leave - United WE

Expanding access to paid family & medical leave is a critical step to economically empowering women. Learn more about our work to create change.