InstituteIn Depth (Level 3)Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)EnglishAnalysisFocus AreaUSA
Successor in interest
['Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)']

- FMLA obligations apply to a business that is a successor in interest to another business.
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a business that is a successor in interest to another business has FMLA obligations, including assuming the FMLA responsibilities of the predecessor employer as well as meeting its own FMLA obligations.
If there is continuity of the same business operations with the same plant, workforce, jobs, working conditions, supervisory personnel, and similar machinery, equipment, products, and services, the predecessor and the successor are considered the same employer for purposes of FMLA coverage.