Now that's a first. The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for up to 12 weeks of leave, in the case of childbirth, catastrophic illness of yourself, or a closely related family member and is Federally mandated for companies who have over 50 employees.
I have never heard of an employer compensating employees for FMLA time other than allowing them to use accrued vacation, sick time and personal time. what a novel and refreshing idea. Most employers view the FMLA rather like they would a Toxic Waste Dump they know it's there, but they tend to not talk about it overly much ) for fear that employees will actually USE FMLA time. Of course the conditions under which it can be taken and one's job retained are very stringent under federal guidelines, but even so,, kudos to the company! Got any openings?
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