Scholarship@WashULaw
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Publication Title
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
Abstract
On February 5, 1993, in a Rose Garden ceremony, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into law, declaring that workers “will no longer need to choose between the job they need and the family they love.”1 The signing ceremony was significant for a number of reasons. It marked an early legislative victory for a new administration, signaling its commitment to ending gridlock in Washington. It also symbolized changing priorities: earlier versions of the legislation had twice been enacted by Congress and then vetoed by President George H.W. Bush. With its focus on the needs of ordinary workers and families, the FMLA meshed with the Clinton administration’s message that it intended to “give this government back to the American people.”
Keywords
Family and Medial Leave Act (FMLA), Work-family Policy, Legislation.
Publication Citation
Pauline T. Kim, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: Ten Years of Experience: Introduction, 15 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol’y 1 (2004)
Repository Citation
Kim, Pauline, "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: Ten Years of Experience: Introduction" (2004). Scholarship@WashULaw. 462.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/462