Your Rights Under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (video)

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Your Rights Under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (video)

View this video to learn the basics about how the federal law provides extra leave for some workers, including time to care for injured servicemembers.
A young black girl in a hospital bed sticks out her tongue at a middle aged white man in scrubs and a surgical cap who is crouched next to the bed.

This video describes your rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act [FMLA].

Learn about FMLA laws when:

  • you or your spouse is pregnant or adopting a child 
  • you or someone in your immediate family has an illness 
  • someone in your immediate family was injured in active duty

Thanks to the Connecticut Network for Legal Aid for prodoucing and sharing the video.

Read more about the federal Family and Medical Leave Act here.

Many states also have similar laws. These may cover smaller employers or have even more employee friendly rules. 

November 2013; Updated January 2018

Source URL: https://dev.statesidelegal.org/your-rights-under-federal-family-and-medical-leave-act-video