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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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 Aug. 5, 2024 | TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY | The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law, signed by President Bill Clinton on February 5, 1993, and effective August 5, 1993, requires covered employers to provide employees job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. These include personal or family illness, family military leave, pregnancy, adoption, or the foster care placement of a child… The FMLA was intended "to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families." Learn more here. [Labor unions and other advocates continue to push for paid leave for all workers.] Related: FMLA Doctor’s Notes: What unions need to know
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