ADAAA Expands FMLA for Adult Children

July 30th, 2010 Posted by Amelia

Just when employers thought they had FMLA figured out, ADAAA throws in a new wrinkle.

 

According to attorney Joan Gale and several other noted experts, the expansion of ADA under will enable many more employees to take for adult children, even when those children are not members of the military or veterans.

 

An employee can take unpaid, job-protected leave of up to 12 weeks under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act when an immediate family member has a serious health condition. Originally, the FMLA was crafted so that immediate family members included parents, a spouse, and a or under the age of 18.

 

Sons and daughters the age of 18 were (more…)