Family and Medical Leave Act
A right to unpaid, job-protected leave of up to twelve weeks in a twelve-month period for eligible employees.
Register row
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Identifier | 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Supervision | U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division |
| Provisions | 1 |
| Read | 2026-08-20 |
| Register version | employment-register-v1.0.0 |
| Content hash | 0c3ee6488600ad7a |
| Official source | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla |
Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.) är läst hos U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division den 2026-08-20, och raden återges som den står hos utgivaren.
Provisions
- 29 U.S.C. §2612Leave entitlement
Twelve workweeks of leave for listed reasons, with the job protected.
Topics
The supervisor's reading
The agency states twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per twelve-month period for those who meet the eligibility rules.
U.S. Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmlaRevision log
employment-register-v1.0.0
The row was read against the official text and entered in the register.
In force from 2026-08-20
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