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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, also known as the FMLA, was passed by the 103rd United States Congress and subsequently signed into law on 5 February 1993 by President William Jefferson Clinton (Public Law 103-3; 29 U.S.C. sec. 2601; 29 CFR 825). The bill was among the first signed into law by President Clinton in his first term. The FMLA is a labor law allowing an employee to take job-protected unpaid leave due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her job, to care for a sick family member, or to care for a new child (including by birth, adoption or foster care). The FMLA is administered by the Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor.

The FMLA sets the minimum standards which govern the provision of unpaid leave to certain workers in the United States. The law recognizes the growing needs of balancing family, work, and obligations, and promises numerous protections to workers.

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