Mandated Leave: Family and Medical Leave

Employers of at least 50 employees are subject to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.

FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. These employers must provide an eligible employee with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for any of the following reasons:

Mandated Leave--Jury Duty

Federal and state laws generally do not require employees to be paid for jury (or witness) duty time off, although some states require a minimum form of salary continuation for jury duty time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS), many employers do offer paid leave for jury duty service.

Mandated Leave--Voting Leave

 As many states have voting leave laws, first check the "Employee Leave" area of our State Laws section to review your state's requirements. It is also important to consider that many employers generally allow some flexibility in hours when a national or state election is held even if voting leave is not required by law.

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