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Family Medical Leave Act Research Paper

Pages:3 (1255 words)

Sources:6

Subject:Law

Topic:Family Medical Leave Act

Document Type:Research Paper

Document:#38973530


FMLA Summary

The author of this report has been asked to do a summary and review of what has come to be known as FMLA, which is short for the Family Medical Leave Act. Within this report there will be a review and summary of the relevant employment law. There will then be a construction of an overview of the law that includes a rationale for said law, who is affected by the law and other relevant or related information. Third, there will be the proposal of a method, process, system or tool so as to ensure compliance with the selected employment law. Fourth, there will be an explaining of the benchmarking and best practices procedures that could and should be used for the law. Finally, there will be a listing of recommended strategies for healthcare leaders so that organizational compliance with the law can be monitored. While people taking FMLA can be disruptive for a business, allowing people to handle important life situations and events in this manner is the right thing to do for the employee and for society.

Questions Answered

Relevant Employment Law

The real and major piece of the law that could and should be consulted for this section is the law itself. Indeed, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed as a freestanding and self-sufficient law in 1993. However, the original law actively excluded people that were not legally married under the laws of the states of the Union. This meant that gay couples were excluded even though they were legally married in their state of residence. Beyond that, the law is basically intact from its original manifestation in 1993. The law allows for a person to take up to twelve workweeks of unpaid leave over a twelve-month period for the following reasons:

Birth of a child and this can be done within a year of the child's birth

A child has been placed for adoption with the person taking the leave. As with a biological child's birth, this leave can be taken within one year of the child's birth.

To care for a spouse, child or parent that has a serious health condition

The employee himself/herself has a serious medical condition that needs to be attended to Any qualifying exigency for the employee that involves a family member being on active military duty (DOL, 2016).

It should be noted that not all employees/employer are subject to the FMLA. It only applies to employers who have fifty or more employees in a seventy-five-mile radius. If either of those conditions is not met, the employer does not have to extend the leave. They can do so if they wish but they would need to do so equally and evenly for all like situations just like if they were subject to the law. When an employee returns from FMLA, they must be given their prior position back or one that is equivalent in nature in terms of pay and responsibility (DOL, 2016).

Overview of the Law

The rationale for the law is that people will have situations and life events that preclude them from being able to balance both the event in question and their job at the same time. In other cases, it could just be that the person wants the luxury of being able to take some time off.…


Sample Source(s) Used

References

BLR. (2016). Leave of Absence (FMLA) laws & HR compliance analysis. Blr.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016, from http://www.blr.com/HR-Employment/Benefits-Leave/Leave-of-Absence-FMLA#

DOL. (2016). Employment Law Guide - Family and Medical Leave. Webapps.dol.gov. Retrieved 21 February 2016, from http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/elg/fmla.htm

DOL. (2016). Family and Medical Leave Act - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - U.S. Department of Labor. Dol.gov. Retrieved 21 February 2016, from http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/

DOL. (2016). FMLA -- United States Department of Labor. Dol.gov. Retrieved 21 February 2016, from http://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmla

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