FAQ on Federal Leave Law What is FMLA? FMLA refers to the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is a federal law that guarantees certain employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave each year with no threat of job loss. FMLA also requires that employers covered by the law maintain the health benefits for eligible workers just as if they were working.
Rapper Kevin Gates sentenced to six months of jail time for kicking fan. Posted Oct 26, 2016 at 10:50 p.m. Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days of jail time, with some consideration for time served, after being convicted of battery by a Florida court. The charges stem from an incident last year, in which a fan, Miranda Dixon, repeatedly tried to grab Gatesâ legs during a concert.
Jeremy Meeks, right, known as the hot felon, was released from prison Tuesday. A convicted felon whose handsome booking photo went viral was released from federal prison this week, and he is now entertaining job offers. Jeremy Meeks was sentenced in February 2015 to two years in federal prison for a weapons violation. After serving more than a year at a facility near Stockton, Meeks is free -- well sort of. âI want to thank my family and everybody for all your love, support and prayers,â he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.