Passed in 1993, the Family And Medical Leave Act is the nation's only comprehensive law dealing with the rights of employees to take leave when faced with serious medical conditions they either suffer themselves or which occur in their immediate families, or in conjunction with the birth or adoption of a child. Understanding The Family And Medical Leave Act is designed to cut through the fog around the FMLA. Written in a straightforward, readable style, Understanding The Family And Medical Leave Act is extensively annotated with supporting references and court decisions. Understanding The Family And Medical Leave Act not only describes the requirements of the law in a logical fashion but also provides a variety of case studies illustrating the real-life application of the law.
Will Aitchison graduated from the University of Oregon (Honors College) in 1973, and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1976. After two years of clerking for the chief justice of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Mr. Aitchison entered private practice in Portland, Oregon, and has been representing public safety labor organizations since that time. Mr. Aitchison is the author of The Fair Labor Standards Act - A User's Manual (5th Edition), The Rights of Law Enforcement Officers (6th Edition), The Rights of Firefighters (4th Edition) and The FMLA: Understanding The Family And Medical Leave Act. He has lectured on numerous occasions to management and labor groups throughout the country on topics such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and collective bargaining and personnel issues, and has served as an expert witness and consultant on matters pertaining to employment disputes.
