FMLAnoun
ukusHRthe FMLA
abbreviation for the Family and Medical Leave Act: a law in the US which allows employees up to twelve weeks leave from work each year because of a new baby or to look after a family member who is ill
[ U ] in the US, the holiday that employees can have from work each year because of a new baby or to look after a family member who is ill:
The employee called off for the entire week using FMLA, and then went on vacation in Florida.
FMLA leave/time