The FMLA Advisor is designed to help you learn more about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). A series of questions have been developed for employees and employers. To determine your rights and responsibilities, select from the list of questions below. (To ensure an accurate understanding of FMLA, we encourage you to go through all the sections in the Advisor that are applicable to you.)

The Family and Medical Leave Act was amended on January 28, 2008. The Act now permits a “spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin” to take up to 26 workweeks of leave to care for a “member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness.” Additional information and a copy of Title I of the FMLA, as amended, are available on the Wage and Hour Web page.

You may also choose to view a series of frequently asked questions.

Please select the question that pertains to you.