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Do you work for a state agency? Know FMLA’s limitations on leave for self-care

11/30/2010

Because of a bedrock Constitutional principle, a court has ruled that the FMLA does not cover state government employees who want to take time off due to their own illness. Based on this decision, state employees can only use FMLA leave to care for others.

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