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t’s been 32 years since the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law, and some three-quarters of employers believe the program is “outdated and should be updated,” according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Managem
ent (SHRM).Efforts to modernize the FMLA with the passage of a paid leave program didn’t materialize in Congress last year, and it appears unlikely that lawmakers will prioritize such a policy in 2025. While SHRM has been lobbying for changes to the FMLA, its head of government affairs, Emily Dickens, contended that “you can’t always think the federal government