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How The Family And Medical Leave Act Does Not Serve Women Of Color, Anahi Casas Perez
How The Family And Medical Leave Act Does Not Serve Women Of Color, Anahi Casas Perez
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Keywords
Woman of Color, single mother of color, Family and Medical Leave Act
Department
Social Work/ Sociology
Major
Music with an Emphasis in Voice
Abstract
The Family and Medical Leave, FMLA, was enacted into Federal law in 1993 under the Bill Clinton Administration to enable employees to take unpaid time off to tend to a medical or familial event that makes attendance at work impossible. Specifically, FMLA was created to
“to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability, economic security of families, and promote national interests in preserving …