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Law in a Nutshell: Family & Medical Leave
by Decker

Edition/Year: 1st ed., 2000
ISBN: 9780314241641
Format: Paperback-New
SKU: 50277
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Family & Medical Leave In a Nutshell discusses the Family Leave and Medical Act (FMLA), which was enacted on February 5, 1993. Chapter 1 introduces the family and medical leave concept as the background for federal and state legislative action. Chapter 2 reviews the FMLA of 1993. An overview of state family and medical leave regulation is provided in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 examines benefits, leave types, and return to employment. Significant court decisions that have interpreted the FMLA are presented in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 illustrates the procedures, policies and forms that an employer should consider in implementing and administering the FMLA.

Table of Contents includes:
The Family and Medical Leave Concept: An Introduction to Federal and State Legislative Action;
The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): An Overview;
State Family and Medical Leave Regulation;
Benefit and Leave Guidelines Under the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA’s) Regulations;
Litigation Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA);
Drafting Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Procedures, Policies and Forms.

Don't let their small size fool you: West's Law in a Nutshell series represents the depth and breadth of the law in over a hundred different areas. Nutshells have a loyal following who swear by their succinct and easy to understand treatment of the law, and Family & Medical Leave is a great illustration that learning the law doesn't have to be dry and confusing.