Legal Question in Medical Leave in Georgia

birth of grandchild

my son and his wife just had a baby. they live 9hrs away by air. will fmla allow me and my husband of seperate employers to take time off to help with the baby? we were looking at possibly 2 weeks each.


Asked on 7/03/07, 8:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James R. Becker, Jr. Becker Law Firm

Re: birth of grandchild

I do not believe that the federal law applies to grandparents helping to care for new grandchildren. For more information, you can check the Department of Labor's website, www.dol.gov. Check out the link to the FMLA and follow the next page's link to elaws.

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Answered on 7/04/07, 4:14 pm


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