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8 pages in length. The writer discusses how small businesses have been impacted by the Family Medical Leave Act. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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she would have ample time to recuperate before returning. She was well aware that under the Family and Medical Leave Act, her supervisor had no choice but to allow
her the time off without fear of any retribution. There was no question that she had earned this extra time off, since she had been with the small company
for nearly ten years. However, the surgery that Carla was scheduled to have was not mandated by her physician; rather, it was liposuction, a completely elective cosmetic procedure that
raised a few eyebrows from her superiors. Was Carla within the laws boundaries to take personal time for something that was not exactly necessary, or was she taking advantage
of the medical leeway provided by the act? What the small company being taken advantage of through a loophole in the FMLA? I. PRIMARY PURPOSE AND CHARACTERISTICS
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during a twelve-month period for workers to cope with
a family sickness, elder-care, childbirth or adoption. Verespej (1993) clarifies the fact that employers may determine the twelve-month period as long as it is consistently applied; e.g., calendar year,
fiscal year, rolling year measured from the date the leave is used or requested, or any other fixed twelve-month period (p. 71). Employees may take the twelve weeks consecutively
or intermittently; e.g., a worker may take twenty three-day leaves for treatments such as chemotherapy; however, covered employees may be required to use sick leave or paid vacation rather than
the unpaid leave. There are, of course, numerous rules and regulations associated with the act, some of which benefit small business and some
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