Medical Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for caregiving. But the federal policy has noteworthy limitations.

Parents with newborns in intensive care have long faced a difficult but overlooked plight: Many choose to return to work immediately rather than use up leave they will need when their baby comes home.

Employers who offer paid family and medical leave to their workers earning up to $72,000 a year can receive tax credits under the new tax law, the...