Family and Medical Leave, FMLA, Lawyers San Francisco: Employees are entitled to take Family & Medical Leave under certain circumstances. Learn more. Under certain circumstances, employees are entitled to take job-protected leave from work because of their own or a family member’s serious health condition or to bond with a newborn baby. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) provide remedies for employees who are denied required leave, who are fired for taking it, or who are not allowed to return to work after their leave ends.