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Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, a new parent may be eligible for how many weeks of leave?
A) 6 weeks
B) 12 weeks
C) 24 weeks
D) 48 weeks
A) 6 weeks
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B) 12 weeks
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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, a new parent (including foster and adoptive parents) may be eligible for 12 weeks of leave (unpaid or paid if the employee has earned or accrued it) that may be used for care of the new child.
To be eligible, the employee must have worked for the employer for 12 months prior to taking the leave and the employer must have a specified number of employees. See http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs28.htm.
C) 24 weeks
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