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January 11, 2007 From our Friends at the National Partnership for Women & Families The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is being subjected to a potentially damaging federal review. We urge you to voice your support for the FMLA, so that America's families don't have to choose between keeping a job and caring for themselves or a loved one. Write to the Department of Labor to express your support of the FMLA before February 2, 2007. Submiting your comments is easy. Simply follow this link to email the Department of Labor (a sample support letter is provided). BACKGROUND Since 1993, the FMLA has allowed roughly 80 million Americans to take job-protected leave to care for themselves or a loved one when they need it most. The FMLA has been a tremendous success: it has made America's workplaces more family-friendly and helped individuals be productive workers and responsible family members. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a 'Request for Information' on the FMLA, requesting public comments about employer and employee experiences with the FMLA. Together we must urge the Administration to stand up for working families and strengthen, not weaken, our nation's only family leave law. Act now to protect the FMLA! Submit your comments today! You can submit your comments before February 2 in one of three ways. Via:
If you have any questions about the FMLA or need help writing your comments, contact the National Partnership for Women & Families at 202-986-2600 or info@nationalpartnership.org. We want to hear from you! See our contact information at http://www.chn.org/about/staff.html to contact us directly.
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