On top of your employer's vacation, sick pay, or other time off programs, you may be legally entitled to leave from work. Learn more about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), military leave, parental leave, domestic violence leave, and more.
Find out which employees -- and which situations -- qualify for FMLA leave.
If you're thinking about quitting when your maternity leave ends, there are a few issues to consider.
Am I entitled to paid vacation days? Learn the laws for earning, using, and getting paid for vacation days at your job.
Learn about state laws that protect an employee's right to take leave for military service.
Most states require employers to let employees take time off to vote.
State laws require employers to give employees time off to serve on a jury.
My mother-in-law is very ill, and my husband can't take time off work right now.
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Does my employer have to give me time off for treatment?
Learn about the FMLA, state laws, eligibility, regulations, and employer policies governing family and medical leave.
Learn some common ways employers violate the FMLA.
Victims of domestic violence may have the right to take time off work.
Employees who face domestic violence may be entitled to accommodations and time off work.
Like employers in every state, California employers must comply with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take unpaid leave, with the right to reinsta
Like employers throughout the country, Florida employers must comply with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take unpaid leave, with the right to
New York employees may be eligible for time off under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as well as paid leave under state laws, sick leave, and paid COVID-19 quarantine leave.
Texas employees may be eligible for leave under the federal FMLA.
Learn about the FMLA, state laws, eligibility, regulations, and employer policies governing family and medical leave.
Learn about the different ways that you can be compensated in your FMLA case.
Everything you need to know to take FMLA and make a smooth transition back to work.
You may have additional reasons to take time off work under California laws.
You may have additional reasons to take time off work under Florida laws.
Your employer must give you leave for certain purposes in New York.
You may have additional reasons to take time off work under Texas laws.
Some states now provide paid family and medical leave.
California was the first state in the country to pass a paid family leave law.
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