Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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United States federal statute employment law labor law

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a U.S. federal law that guarantees eligible employees unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons, such as childbirth, adoption, or serious health conditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 canonical	7
FMLA	3
Family and Medical Leave Act	3
Family and Medical Leave Act occupational provisions	1
federal Family and Medical Leave Act	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1440351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Context triple: [Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, relatedTo, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993]

A. Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
B. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.
C. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
D. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 are U.S. federal legislative changes that, among other provisions, clarified and modified wage, hour, and overtime rules—particularly for public sector employees—under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
E. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Target entity description: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a U.S. federal law that guarantees eligible employees unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons, such as childbirth, adoption, or serious health conditions.

A. Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, requiring pregnant workers to be treated the same as others similar in ability or inability to work.
B. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.
C. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
D. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 are U.S. federal legislative changes that, among other provisions, clarified and modified wage, hour, and overtime rules—particularly for public sector employees—under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
E. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ employment law ⓘ labor law ⓘ
additionalMilitaryCaregiverLeaveEntitlement	26 workweeks per 12-month period ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
annualLeaveEntitlement	12 workweeks per 12-month period ⓘ
appliesToEmployerSize	50 or more employees within 75 miles ⓘ
appliesToSector	private-sector employers meeting size threshold ⓘ public agencies ⓘ public and private elementary and secondary schools ⓘ
benefitProtection	maintenance of group health insurance coverage ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ linked to: United States Code Title 29
codifiedSections	29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coveredReasonForLeave	birth of a child ⓘ care for a child with a serious health condition ⓘ care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness ⓘ care for a parent with a serious health condition ⓘ care for a spouse with a serious health condition ⓘ certain military family exigencies ⓘ employee’s own serious health condition ⓘ placement of a child for adoption ⓘ placement of a child for foster care ⓘ
effectiveDate	1993-08-05 ⓘ
employeeEligibilityRequirement	12 months of employment ⓘ at least 1,250 hours of service in the previous 12 months ⓘ
enactedBy	103rd United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementAgency	Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
exemption	certain key employees may be denied reinstatement under specific conditions ⓘ
jobRestorationRight	restoration to same or equivalent position ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal ⓘ
languageOfDocument	English ⓘ
leaveProtection	job-protected leave ⓘ
leaveType	unpaid leave ⓘ
legislativeHistory	vetoed twice by President George H. W. Bush before enactment under President Bill Clinton ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 103-3 ⓘ
purpose	to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families ⓘ to entitle employees to take reasonable leave for medical reasons ⓘ to entitle employees to take reasonable leave for the birth or adoption of a child ⓘ to promote equal employment opportunity for men and women ⓘ to promote the stability and economic security of families ⓘ
relatedConcept	parental leave ⓘ sick leave ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ
shortName	FMLA ⓘ linked to: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingDate	1993-02-05 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	107 Stat. 6 ⓘ
subjectMatter	employment standards ⓘ family leave ⓘ medical leave ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 → relatedTo → Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ⓘ

103rd United States Congress → enactedLaw → Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ⓘ

Wage and Hour Division → legalAuthority → Family and Medical Leave Act ⓘ

subject linked to: WHD