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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

According to a 2013 Department of Labor report, only around 60% of employees meet the FMLA criteria, About 16% of eligible employees reported using FMLA, with 57% of those employees taking leave for their own illness, 22% for reasons relating to a new child, and almost 20% to care for an ill parent, spouse or child.