Family_Medical_Leave_Act_of_1993

Running head: FAMILY MEDICAL ACT OF 1993 Family Medical Act of 1993 David Alexander University of Phoenix Bus Law 434 Professor Gross July 13, 2009 Family Medical Act of 1993 The competition of employers amongst themselves to court the upper tier employees is contingent on a lot of things. For example, companies tend to spend money on improving benefit packages on medical, paid time off, and miscellaneous perks within the company. This portfolio of companies tends to embark on journeys throughout the market place and help recruit employees. Another form of recruitment that employees take pride in is the creditability of the company to help market top tier employees away from other companies and help create business with customers based on creditability. There are a lot of things companies can do to assure their creditability in the marketplace and some of the most efficient way is to protect and maintain laws and operate within the guidelines that are generated. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a United States labor law allowing an employee to take unpaid leave due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his job or to care for a sick family member or to care for a new son or daughter (including by birth, adoption or foster care). The bill was among the first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in his first term. Family and Medical leave act or FMLA is a law designed to guarantee that workers facing a medical catastrophe or certain specified family responsibilities will be able to take needed time off from work without pay but without losing medical benefits or their job (““, n.d.). Although this is the law and companies have no choice but to follow the law, companies can go strictly by the law and just allow the basic needs within the law or companies can use this as a background to go above the law and incorporate extras to help the employee as well. For example, companies often offer time off for the spouses and give them paid time off as well, or often extend the grace period of a funeral to allow more time to grief with pay, or even companies may attribute this law and obey it the will go above and keep the employee on payroll to show appreciation. These companies don’t feel an obligation to do this, but by taking steps to overachieve in the law practices keeps employees from feeling neglected in this issue and feel the need to create lawsuits. In the long run these small steps will save the company money by spending money to over interpret the law. Health Administration The United States Occupational Safety and (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health. The agency is headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Donald G. Shalhoub (““, n.d.). The OSH Act, which created OSHA also created the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a research agency focusing on occupational health and safety. NIOSH, however, is not a part of the U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA federal regulations cover most private sector workplaces. The OSH Act permits states to develop approved plans as long as they cover public sector employees and they provide protection equivalent to that provided under Federal OSHA regulations. In return, a portion of the cost of the approved State program is paid by the Federal Government. Twenty-two states and territories operate plans covering both the public and private sectors and four — Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and the US Virgin Islands — operate public employee only plans. In those four states, private sector employment remains under Federal OSHA jurisdiction (““, n.d.). OSHA has turned into a law that is maintained and enforced by the National Government in order to protect, serve, and provide an employee a place to come to work. As the governing body of OSHA it is put into place to regulate companies and businesses on the way they regulate themselves. This is such a major issue with companies to become and maintain OSHA certified often companies hire an employee or team of employee’s depending on the size of the company to become familiar with all OSHA rules and regulations and make sure the compliance standards are met and maintain. Companies have figured out it is often cheaper to hire employee’s and provide expierence for them in OSHA certification to deal with the unexpected code visits and fines presented by OSHA. It is also the employer’s duty as a company to provide a regulated and safe envirnoment for employee’s to come work. The rules and regulations are put in place by the government to help assure the quality environment of the work facility as well as the safety of others. Most companies take pride in OSHA regulations, and want to help the employees feel at east as ensure the overall experience sometimes it happens... References Family Medical Act. (n.d.). In (Ed.), www.webstersdictionary.com. Retrieved July 11, 2003, from www.webstersdictionary.com OSHA. (n.d.). In (Ed.), www.wikpedia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2009, from