Category: Family and Medical Leave Act

Biden, Clinton Celebrate 30 Years of the Family and Medical Leave Act

President Joe Biden commemorated the Family and Medical Leave Act’s 30th anniversary on Feb. 2 by encouraging federal agency leaders to expand provisions from the law and asking former President Bill Clinton to speak at the White House. In 1993, Clinton signed legislation that mandates certain employers to authorize as much as 12 weeks of unpaid…


Democrats Unveil Family and Medical Leave Legislative Package

House and Senate Democrats gathered on Feb. 1 to unveil a family and medical leave legislative package that would establish paid family and medical leave and modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led the bicameral group, saying during the press conference that “family and medical leave has transformed our…