Utilization of the family medical leave act: A case study

American businesses have confronted a changing world economy marked by increasing competition , technological innovation, and instability. Many more women have entered the labor force. Many families' caregiving needs are now being met by family members who also are holding down jobs. This, in turn, has fueled the rising need among employees for workplace policies that enable them to meet the often competing demands of job and home. In 1993, Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA of the Act) to provide a national policy that supports families in their efforts to strike a workable balance between the competing demands of the workplace and the home. The objective of this study is to examine the amount of FMLA lost time at one particular company in order to determine a demographic and job characteristic profile of employees who take time away from their jobs for reasons that are protected by the Act.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2000

Author dc:creator

• Mahdi, Taalib-Din N.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Yeatts, Dale E.
• Seward, Rudy Ray

• United States. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
• Leave of absence -- United States
• Parental leave -- United States
• Sick leave -- United States
• world economy
• women
• caregiving
• FMLA

Statement dc:rights

• Use restricted to UNT Community
• Copyright
• Mahdi, Taalib-Din N.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50404327
untcat: b2410697
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