They are not, however, significantly more or less likely than medium size and small employers to offer these options to all of their employees. Data Source, Definition, and Limitations Data from employers are from a 2000 telephone survey of King County employers in organizations of different sizes, carried out by David Sieminski, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, and United Way of King County. FMLA stands for the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The FMLA requires employers with 50 or more employees at a single site to provide unpaid leave up to 12 weeks in any 12 month period for a variety of personal reasons without loss of position, seniority or benefit eligibility. Paternity leave is provided to a father to give care and support to the mother following birth or for an extended period beyond birth to reconcile their responsibilities relative to the child.
New parent leave applies to parents who adopt or take in a foster child.