Leave

Although the Fair Work Act 2009 is silent on absence without leave, there is some case law at a federal and state level concerning the issue …

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◉ Federal legislation The Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) requires employers to give employees time off to take part in military service …

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◉ Federal legislation There are no Federal sick pay laws, although provisions are made at a local level under many state and municipality laws …

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◉ Federal legislation The general principle in the US is that all remuneration must be directly earned …

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There is no Federal law giving paid time off during pregnancy, whilst giving birth, care of a newborn baby, paternity leave or parental leave …

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◉ Federal legislation The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) obliges all employers with 50+ employees (over a 20-week period in the current or the previous year) to give up to 12 weeks leave a year for domestic caregiving purposes or for the purposes of recuperating from a serious illness/injury …

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