Abstract
This Essay explores: (1) the initial treatment of compensated leave under the FMLA and its implementing regulations; (2) the Clinton Administration’s regulatory experimentation with paid leave protections for certain forms of FMLA-protected leave; and (3) related developments at the state level—particularly California’s 2002 paid leave legislation—to examine the nature and direction of this debate.
Keywords
Parental leave, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993