{"id":3338,"date":"2022-06-28T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-labor-employment-law\/?page_id=3338"},"modified":"2024-04-10T23:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:16:50","slug":"family-medical-leave-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-labor-employment-law\/employee-law-services\/family-medical-leave-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It is common for disputes to arise when an employee needs to take time off for family or medical reasons.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most often what happens is the employer will terminate, or refuse to pay the employee once they are on leave. Fortunately, employee’s are protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act<\/strong> (FMLA<\/a>)<\/strong> of 1993.<\/p>

The FMLA applies to employers with more than 50 employees. Under the FMLA, employer’s are responsible for giving eligible employees 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave if an employee experiences a qualifying event.<\/p>

Eligible employee’s must:<\/strong><\/p>