Fifteen years ago, President Clinton signed a law giving unpaid leave and job protection to employees having a baby, suffering from an illness or dealing with a family emergency. Yet some businesses say the law’s been abused, sparking an effort to make some serious reforms. We’ll look at the history of the Family and Medical Leave Act, its impact and the proposed reforms.

Guests

• Andrea Chatfield, attorney at the McLane Law Firm who has done extensive work with FMLA
• Marc Freedman, director of Labor Law Policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Vicky Lovell, director of Employment and Work Life Programs at the Institute For Women’s Policy Research