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USA-1993-L-33397
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), Public Law 103-3 [H.R. 1] [29 U.S.C., Chapter 28].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Adopted on (Date of text)
1993-02-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes available to eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year under particular circumstances that are critical to the life of a family. Leave may be taken upon the birth of the employee's child; upon the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; when the employee is needed to care for a child, spouse or parent who has a serious health condition; or when the employee is unable to perform the functions of his or her position because of a serious health condition.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1884-06-27 (USA-1884-L-105991)
U.S.C. TITLE 29 - Labor.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Publisher
US Department of Labor
Country
United States
URL
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/statutes/fmla.htm
Electronic source title
United States Code
Author
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S.A.
URL
http://uscode.house.gov/
Serial region
Serial title
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News
Date
1993-03
Number
No. 1
Page range
p. 107 STAT. 6-29