{"id":738,"date":"2016-12-10T19:53:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T19:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:34:07","slug":"what-is-the-family-medical-leave-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/what-is-the-family-medical-leave-act\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Family Medical Leave Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3570 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-the-FMLA-1-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"What-is-the-FMLA-1-300x129\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-the-FMLA-1-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-the-FMLA-1-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-the-FMLA-1-280x120.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-the-FMLA-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7EwEhPpGKE0<\/p>\n<h1>FMLA and North Carolina Worker&#8217;s Compensation Claims. 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