Family And Medical Leave Act Pros And Cons

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is one of the newer acts signed that left a major impact within the hospitality industry. This act was signed on February 5, 1993. This act was one of the first acts that Bill Clinton passed when he first took office. Clinton took the stance to sign this bill so quickly when he took office because President George Bush (who served from 01989 to 1993) vetoed the bill back in 1990. The main reason why the Family and Medical Leave Act was passed because there was a change of the climate of the workforce since more women began to work more. Now after a few years has passed, it has left a great impact of the workforce today and in the hospitality industry. The summary of this act is that employees may take

Well back in 1990, the bill was first brought up when George Bush held office and vetoed the bill because he felt that the government should not force companies to provide this benefit, even though he supported the idea of parental leave during his campaign for president. After this, the House tried to override his veto, but failed by 53 votes, so there was no way to get this bill passed with Bush in office. Now Clinton signed and passed the act because he felt there was a need for flexibility in the workplace and so families did not need to choose family over work. During this time period, more women were joining the workforce and also single parent families were growing. This meant that there was a greater need for The Family and Medical Leave Act so that families did not have to lose their jobs because they needed to take care of their families. This also made it so that families could keep their jobs so they can continue to support their families. According to Clinton, in 1965 the percent of mothers with children under 18 who were in the workforce was 35%, then it jumped to 67% in 1992, and he believed that in 2005 one out of every two people would be a woman in the workforce. Since there was a rise of women joining the workforce, Clinton felt like there was such a great need to pass this act to allow these women to care

In the future, there is a great chance that more women will continue to join this workforce without fearing about having a family. It has always been difficult for people in this industry to have a family because of the intense and long hours that need to be fulfilled, this act at least allows employees to take the time they need at the beginning of starting a family. I also believe that this act will evolve more to make these leaves paid, so that families do not struggle while they are on their leave. Some families do begin to struggle while one parent takes a leave since its unpaid, but it the industry wants to continue to give back to their employees to make sure their turnover rates begin to drop, making the leave paid would be one of the next steps. I truly feel like if this step is made, many of the head chefs and pastry chefs will not move around so much from different businesses because they know their current employer will fully take care of