Maine employees will soon be eligible to take protected unpaid leave to care for serious health conditions of their grandchildren. On June 14, 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed into law L.D. 61, an Act to Include Grandparents Under Maine’s Family Medical Leave Laws. The law amends the Maine Family Medical Leave Act to allow an
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Who Cares? An Employee Who Cares for her Daughter and Grandchildren Cares under the FMLA
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An employee may take leave under the FMLA to care for a child with a serious health condition, even a child 18 years of age or older who is incapable of self-care due to a disability. But an employee may not normally take FMLA leave to care for a grandchild. A recent decision by the…