NYS CAREGIVER GUIDE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a federal law that allows eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family and medical reasons. Group health insurance coverage is available as if the employee had not taken leave. For more information contact your employer’s human resources department and/or the United States Department of Labor at: www.dol.gov/whd/fmla or 866-487-9243. DID YOU KNOW? The law protects patients from being discharged without having needed services in place: www.health.ny.gov /professionals/patients/patient_rights . 20
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