Reflection Paper – Family and Medical Leave Act

Reflection Paper – Family and Medical Leave Act
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November 29, 2021
Understanding the dynamics of social legislation in relation to reality is essential for anyone. It allows them to better appreciate how these benefits affect the individual, thereby allowing for a more efficient allocation of these scarce resources. Accordingly, one of the most utilized benefits for the family is the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows for unpaid leave if the employee cannot continue to work because of a severe medical condition. Notably, it provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for reasons such as severe health conditions or rearing a new child, among others CITATION DOL21 \l 1033 (DOL.Gov, 2021). Accordingly, although some might think that the provision of ‘unpaid leave’ is discriminatory against poor people and single parents because it fa...