The Family and Medical Leave Act provides parents with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave following the birth of a child. What if the non-birthing parent needs to travel to be there for the ...

Employers often complain that the Family and Medical Leave Act is difficult to administer, and that’s particularly the case when FMLA leave is intermittent, or occurs at irregular intervals.

The law is clear: administrative leave must be short, justified, and used sparingly. But federal agencies—and the Office of Personnel Management—are using it as a legally dubious and enormously ...