Family And Medical Leave

For employees living with chronic medical conditions, managing their health while maintaining job responsibilities can be challenging. Conditions such as arthritis, migraines, diabetes and other chronic illnesses often inspire intermittent flares. These are periods...

Thanks to established employment laws, workers in California and across the United States have benefits and rights to protect them when certain needs arise. The Family and Medical Leave Act gives employees the right to job-protected leave in order...

Without question, major life events can interfere with an employee's ability to be present at work. Events such as a major illness, surgical procedure or the need to take care of a close family member who has fallen ill can cause complications for employees in...

Full-time employees in California and across the United States are allowed to take extended time off in order to recuperate from an illness or injury or to take care of an immediate family member. The Family and Medical Leave Act enables eligible...

Sometimes, life events, such as an injury or the need to take care of an immediate family member, may force full-time employees in California to take an extended amount of time off from work. Fortunately, options are available...

For many California citizens, the main reason for obtaining full-time employment is not about the salary, but the benefits that come with a full-time job. These benefits include health insurance, paid vacations and workers' compensation. Workers' compensation is...

What happens when an employee in California is forced to miss work because of a serious injury or to take care of an immediate family member? Thankfully, legislation has been put in to place that allows workers to retain employment when...

Any debilitating injury takes time to heal. For those who are employed, this could mean an extended amount of time away from work. In order to protect workers and provide job security during these times, the federal government enacted the...

There are a number of great things about being a full-time employee in the United States. Among these are the host of benefits that come with employment. However, what if an injury or illness prevents an employee in California from working? Workers...

When a full-time worker in California suffers a work-related injury, he or she has the right to take extended time off of work in order to recuperate. These rights were established in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. This piece of legislation says that...