Monday, May 23, 2016

Can I take time off work under the FMLA to care for a parent-in-law?

   Taking care of aging parents, or eldercare, by adult children who are
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   employee was a son or daughter.  29 C.F.R. § 825.122.
   However, under the FMLA, "parent" does NOT include the employee's
   parents-in-law, even though a stay-at-home spouse may realistically be
   the best one and sometimes only one, who has the time and skill to
   provide such care. Under the state statute, the FLA, a parent-in-law IS
   included under the category of "immediate family member".
   Under FMLA, “in loco parentis” exists when an individual intends to
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   Under New Jersey’s statute, the FLA, "parent" means a person who is the
   biological parent, adoptive parent, resource family parent,
   step-parent, parent-in-law or legal guardian, having a "parent-child
   relationship" with a child as defined by law, or having sole or joint
   legal or physical custody, care, guardianship, or visitation with a
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