President Joe Biden commemorated the Family and Medical Leave Act’s 30th anniversary on Feb. 2 by encouraging federal agency leaders to expand provisions from the law and asking former President Bill Clinton to speak at the White House.
In 1993, Clinton signed legislation that mandates certain employers to authorize as much as 12 weeks of unpaid leave if employees are ill, have a newborn child in their home, or are caring for a sick family member, without losing their jobs.
It was Clinton’s first act as president. He was inaugurated on Jan. 20 and signed the act on Feb. 5.
Clinton served two terms, and he told the audience in the White House East Room that the FMLA is what people have most often talked to him about since he left office in January 2001….