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4. Employers can legally force workers to use up these paid days concurrently during their FMLA leave.
7. FMLA does not protect workers from being _____ off if it is part of a broader, company-wide cut
9. The original author of the legislation's text was the National Partnership for Women &
10. A category of relative strictly excluded from FMLA coverage, unless otherwise specified by state laws.
11. Standard time limit, in years, to file an FMLA lawsuit or complaint after a violation occurs.
12. The extended time limit, in years, to file a lawsuit if the employer's violation was proven to be willful.
15. Type of leave provided by the act, meaning workers do not receive a paycheck during this time.
17. FMLA ensures this benefit stays active and unchanged during an employee's time off.
20. The House Representative who championed and repeatedly introduced the bill for nearly a decade.

1. The U.S. President who signed the act into law in February 1993.
2. Broad legislative body that officially passed the act in January 1993.
3. The month in 1993 when Congress originally passed the legislation.
5. Total number of workweeks of unpaid leave allowed per year for standard family care or personal recovery.
6. Legal action an employee can take directly in court through an attorney, bypassing the Department of Labor entirely.
8. Core purpose of the act that guarantees an employee can return to their original position or an equivalent one.
13. Employees who work from home, whose coverage depends entirely on the physical office they report to.
14. Total number of workweeks of leave granted specifically to a military caregiver.
16. The federal agency where an employee can file an official violation complaint.
18. The Senator who partnered with Patricia Schroeder to champion the bill in Congress.
19. The division within the Department of Labor that handles FMLA claims (abbr.).