The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law that was enacted in 1993 to help employees in Rhode Island and the rest of the country balance their work and family responsibilities. So if you have a qualifying medical condition or a close family does, you can take...
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Updated FMLA guidelines for mental conditions
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was designed to provide leave time to employees who are physically ill, taking care of a sick family member or caring for a newborn or adopted child. In Rhode Island, the guidelines for covering mentally ill employees has not always...
A basic overview of FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, is a U.S. federal law that protects employees who need to take time off work. In Rhode Island, employers are required to allow employees to leave work for several weeks or months for serious medical and family reasons....
Are you eligible for FMLA in Rhode Island?
FMLA applies to workers in Rhode Island and all other states because it's a federal law. However, there are certain eligibility requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Some states, including Rhode Island, offer additional protections with their own state...
What is FMLA leave?
Employees in Rhode Island may find that they need to take time off for a medical issue. The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, is in place to protect those who need to take time off for that reason. You should know what the FMLA entails and when you are eligible...
Do I qualify for FMLA?
Life is unpredictable, and there may be times when it is simply not possible for you to work. Depending on the situation, you might be entitled to as many as 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a single year. However, not everyone is entitled to leave under the Family and...
Do you qualify for FMLA?
Life is unpredictable, and there are times where it is simply not possible to attend work. Depending on the situation, it might be appropriate to take time away from work through the Family and Medical Leave Act -- FMLA. However, FMLA protections only cover specific...
Why it’s important to talk to an attorney after an FMLA dispute
Previous posts on this blog have explained how many employers in Rhode Island have to provide an unpaid leave for employees who are dealing with their own health condition or that of certain family members. This is pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA,...
What qualifies as a serious health condition under the FMLA?
As this blog has reported previously, a worker in Rhode Island has the right, under federal law, to take unpaid leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, provided he or she satisfies certain conditions.A Rhode Island worker has the right, for instance, to...
Paternity leave under the FMLA
Under the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, many if not most Rhode Island employees have the right, under certain circumstances, to take a leave of absence from their work for up to 12 weeks in order to have and care for a child. One item that might be overlooked is...