Family Leave Act 1993

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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was implemented to grant employees a temporary medical leave under certain circumstances. The passage of The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was the result of a demographic change in the workforce. By 1960, 75 percent of mothers with children 6 to 17 years old were working (Scharlach & Grosswald,1997). The growth in women’s labor force participation made it difficult for women and men to be available for the care of newborn children or seriously ill family member. President signed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 on February 5, 1993, this Act requires business with fifty or more employees to provide 12 weeks a year of unpaid leave for birth, adoption, foster care, or personal or family illness