Family leave (unpaid)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000695",
  "term": "Family leave (unpaid)",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Unpaid leave granted to an employee to care for a family member.\n\nNote: This type of leave may be used to care for a newborn child, an adopted child, a sick child, or a sick adult relative. A typical family leave plan extends leave without pay to an employee for a period of several months while the employee cares for the family member. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a federal law providing unpaid job-protected leave to eligible workers for the care of their families or themselves for specified family and medical conditions. The FMLA provides eligible workers with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave per year for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child; the care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition; and the employee’s own serious health condition resulting in an inability to work.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Unpaid family leave"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/family-leave-unpaid/"
}