title: Sick leave for family care purposes. Office of Personnel Management. Final rule.
abstract: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations to expand the use of sick leave for family care purposes. Under the final regulations, an employee may use a total of up to 12 weeks of accrued sick leave each year to care for a family member with a serious health condition. This benefit broadens the options available for employees to meet their family responsibilities.
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017407:Family Leave / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006077:Government Agencies; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States