The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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identifier: "/us/fr/2018-13908"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2018-13908"
section_name: "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993"
positive_law: false
currency: "2018-06-27"
last_updated: "2018-06-27"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Labor Department"
document_number: "2018-13908"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2018-06-27"
agencies:
- "Labor Department"
- "Wage and Hour Division"
cfr_references:
- "29 CFR Part 825"
fr_citation: "83 FR 30035"
fr_volume: 83
---
# Leave for pregnancy or birth.
**CFR Correction**
**29 CFR Part 825**
In Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 500 to 899, revised as of July 1, 2017, on page 821, in § 825.120, paragraph (a)(4) is amended as follows:
—Remove the third sentence of the paragraph;
—Add a sentence following the first sentence of the paragraph; and
—Add a sentence following the last sentence of the paragraph.
The additions read as follows:
§ 825.120
(a) * * *
(4) * * * Circumstances may require that FMLA leave begin before the actual date of birth of a child. * * * For example, a pregnant employee may be unable to report to work because of severe morning sickness.