Life happens—whether it’s the birth of a child, a seri­ous health con­di­tion, or the need to care for a sick fam­i­ly mem­ber. The Fam­i­ly and Med­ical Leave Act (FMLA) pro­vides eli­gi­ble employ­ees with the right to take unpaid, job-pro­­tec­t­ed leave in these sit­u­a­tions. But FMLA can be tricky, and both employ­ers and employ­ees need to … Con­tin­ue read­ing The Fam­i­ly and Med­ical Leave Act (FMLA): What Employ­ers and Employ­ees Need to Know