June 6, 2008
Lack of Protection Under the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act
By admin
Recently, I read some articles on the United States Family and Medical Leave Act which made me question exactly how much protection does the federal laws afford to new moms and dads. Federal laws allow new moms and dads 12 weeks of unpaid time off. However, only 40 percent of non-government employees are granted protection under the act.
As the law is currently written, an organization must have 50 employees and the employees must have worked 1250 hours in a year to qualify. It’s time to change the laws.
With all the temporary employment agencies in the United States, it seems to me that employers can find someone to fill your job position for 12 weeks. This should be the case for middle or lower income employment positions. People at the management and executive level typically don’t take off for 12 weeks for fear that their absence will affect the company.
More workers should receive protection under the law. What do you think? Any small business owners out there?
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