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Report defends family, medical leave law

Just 16 percent of eligible workers took time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act last year to recover from an illness, care for a new child or tend to a sick relative, according to a government report released on the laws 20th anniversary Tuesday. Most employers said the...

By Sam Hananel | Updated on February 06, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 16 percent of eligible workers took time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act last year to recover from an illness, care for a new child or tend to a sick relative, according to a government report released on the law’s 20th anniversary Tuesday. Most employers said the absences did not hamper productivity or profitability.

The Obama administration said the law is helping millions of workers cope with family hardships with little disruption to employers, putting to rest fears raised two decades ago that the law would drive companies out of business and lead to rampant fraud and abuse.

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