The Family and Medical Leave Act

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This paper describes the Family and Medical Leave Act, which was designed to create a business environment that is supportive of the needs of the family, and the regulations it applies to businesses. The paper then looks at the history behind the act and some of its disadvantages.

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"Dispute has arisen over the enforcement of the FMLA because of the costs involved for the employer. While no employer wants to take an anti-family stance, the costs of maintaining an employee's position in a company while they are on extended leave are enormous. The employer must either hire temps to fill in the position, or entice laterally positioned employees to handle the additional work load for a short period. In the case of the temp, the employer has to absorb the training costs. Then once the regular employee returns to his or her position, the employers investment into the temp, who may just be settling into the position after 12 weeks, is lost as the temp is displaced. The resulting employee two-step can disrupt company productivity, harm customer service, and ultimately have a long term effect on the company's competitive posture. While the needs of the employee and their family are important to the community, and the health of the company, the profitability of the company is the most important reason for its existence. Government policy which adversely affects the company's ability to be efficient and profitable is due to encounter court challenges."

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