definition of fmla leave
In February 1993, President bill clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), (29 U.S.C.A. Â§ 2601 et seq.). The act permits employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for family illness, childbirth, or Adoption. It mandates that employers maintain the employees' insurance benefits and give them their jobs back when they return.