The law in the United States for all workers and professionals is the FMLA and the OFLA. FMLA stands for Family Medical Leave Act, while OFLA stands for Oregon Family Leave Act, and both of these laws are focused on a single person or worker. However, there are a few stipulations to it.
This law includes: if the employee is experiencing health problems and need to take a leave of absence, and this reason could mean anything from being pregnant to having a chronic health issue. Another problem that the person can run into is if a family member with a severe health condition, and the family participant must be a spouse, child, or parent.
The person can also have FMLA if they just had a baby and it needs around the clock care. The final issue is that the person may need to care for their child after adoption, which is a rarity, but not impossible. OFLA applies to workplaces that have 25 or more employees but less than 50 employees. To be eligible for OFLA, the employee must have worked for 180 calendar days with 25 hours per week.