Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)

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Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)

• Eligibility
• 1. Worked for at least 12 months
• 2. Worked 1250 hours/year
• 3. 50 employees at work site or within 75 miles
• 4. Highly compensated ees ineligible
• Benefits
• 12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12
  months
• health benefits continued during leave
• return to same or equivalent job

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FMLA (Continued)

• Circumstances for Leave
• Birth of child or adoption
• Care for sick child, relative
• Employees serious health condition
• FMLA Administrative Issues
• Small business - contingency plans
• Substitute accrued sick days for unpaid leave?
• What illnesses are serious enough to justify for
  leave?
• What constitutes equivalent job when job filled?

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Leaves in Other Countries

• Country Duration Paid Weeks
• (weeks) Weekly
  Pay
• Canada 17-41 15 weeks/ 60
• France 18 16 weeks/ 90
• Germany 14-26 14 weeks/ 100
• Japan 12 12 weeks/
  60
• Sweden 12-52 38 weeks/ 90