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Family and Medical Leave Act

Federal and California law protects employees who require leave because of an illness or to care for an ill child or relative. This protection only applies to companies with 50 or more employees. 

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to unpaid leave for specified family and medical reasons with the continuation of health insurance under the same terms as if the employee had not taken leave.  FMLA protection includes the right to reinstatement to the same job upon return from the qualifying leave.

Eligible employees are entitled to up to twelve workweeks of leave in a twelve month period for:

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