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Staying Home With Mom and Baby
The Facts About the Family Medical Leave Act
By Teri Brown
ber with a serious health condition, for the birth and care of an employee's child or the placement of an adopted or foster child. The law protects an employee's right to return to his or her job after the leave ends. It also requires group health benefits to be maintained during the leave as if employees continued to work instead of taking leave.
"The Family Medical Leave Act helps families by giving an employee the freedom to focus on family medical problems or the arrival of a new family member without the fear of losing his or her job," says Hackett. "It also provides for continuation of health insurance benefits during the leave, which is a critical concern to an employee requiring leave for medical reasons. Employees protected by the Family Medical Leave Act are no longer forced to choose between their jobs and their families."
Hackett believes that by allowing parental leave, the Family Medical Leave Act provides time for parents to get to know and bond with their new son or daughter, as well as deal with all of the changes a new child brings to a household. Additionally, if both parents take parental leave at the same time, they can provide support and relief to each other, making the adjustment much easier and less stressful.
Jodi Grant, director of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women and Families, agrees that the Family and Medical Leave Act can help alleviate the stress that new families often undergo. "Prior to the Family Medical Leave Act, workers literally risked losing their jobs if they took leave to cre for a new baby," she says.
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