14.00 Employment Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Overview is a set of laws that protect certain employees in the United States from discrimination due to their need to take a leave of absence for medical or family reasons. It provides eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. Eligible employees are those who have worked for their employer for at least 12 months, who have worked at least 1,250 hours in the last 12 months, and who work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius. The FMLA offers two types of leave: (1) family medical leave and (2) medical leave. Family medical leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition, to care for a newborn or adopted child, or to handle certain military family issues. Medical leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for their own serious health condition. In addition, the FMLA also provides certain job protections to ensure that employees can return to their previous positions after taking leave. This includes protection from termination, demotion, or any other form of discrimination that would result from their taking leave. The FMLA is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division (WHO) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The WHO is responsible for investigating complaints and making sure that employers comply with the law.