Congress approves bill to expand FMLA for military families

by Jerry Geisel (mailto:jgeisel@BusinessInsurance.com) at Business Insurance: Breaking News

WASHINGTON?Legislation given final congressional approval Tuesday would expand the federal Family and Medical Leave Act to allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave when a spouse, son, daughter or parent is on active duty in the Armed Forces or is called up for active...

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