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Are Nevada employers required to offer paid family leave?
In accordance with federal law, Nevada requires employers to grant certain employees family leave, although it is not automatically paid.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 entitles all eligible U.S. employees to 12 weeks of unpaid family leave.
Nevada employees who have worked for 12 months and 1,250 hours in the last calendar year are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to “bond with (their) newborn son or daughter.”
The legal website NOLO notes that while such leave is unpaid, employees “may ask – or your employer may require you – to use your accrued paid leave (like sick days, vacation, or PTO) to get paid during your time off.”
Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have, or will soon offer paid family leave, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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Sources
- State of Nevada | Department of Administration Human Resource Management Family and Medical Leave Act
- US Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act
- DisabilitySecrets Published by NOLO Maternity and Parental Leave Laws in Nevada
- Bipartisan Policy Center State Paid Family Leave Laws Across the U.S.
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