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Work and Family Project
Workplace Rights
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees workers the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new or seriously-ill family member (including themselves). However, the true impact of the law is determined by how the FMLA is interpreted by the courts and the U.S. Department of Labor, the federal enforcement agency. Thus, in 1996, NELP published the first guide for employee advocates on how to enforce the rights of working families to the protections under the law. The FMLA Guide and other NELP resources are available to assist workers and their advocates to take advantage of the leave guaranteed by the federal FMLA law.
Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of Persons with Drug and Alcohol Addictions. This paper is a "scorecard" of who is covered by the statute, what limited protections are provided, and what questions can be asked about substance abuse in pre-hire interviews.
Checklist: Family and Medical Leave Claims This checklist is a summary of detailed statutes and regulations but not intended to be a thorough examination.
Recent Developments Under The Family and Medical Leave Act--The Courts Start to Speak The paper contains case synopses on all issues that have generated judicial interpretation, interspersed with commentary on subjects for which the precedent justifies it. Case synopses generally are organized within subject in order of most recently published decisions, with court of appeals decisions first. (1998)
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