Running head Mandatory Benefit Synopsis 1 Mandatory Benefit Synopsis HRM 324 Total Compensation Mandatory Benefit Synopsis 2 Synopsis of Mandatory Benefit Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 Organizations that offer benefits are usually in the market for a certain caliper of candidates Morgan 2011 However some benefits are mandated by the law because of the importance of the matter in which the law was designed to deal with The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 also know as FMLA is a mandatory benefit FMLA ensure that during unforeseen hardships an employee may take time off from work with the guarantee of having a job to return to once the situation has improved In addition to having a job to return to the act ensures that the employee will return to a job that has the same rate of pay and other benefits that he or she was eligible for prior to having to leave The word family in the act includes both children and parents for several members of a person s family This Act is very important in providing security to an employee that is already dealing with usually a overwhelming situation This type of situation cannot be planned for and therefore the employee has no time so it is very important for them to be able to secure their position and give themselves wholeheartedly over to the situation at hand If this act was not in place then the employee would have to contend the demands of the job as well as try to give proper attention to the situation The Family Medical Leave Act also handles such situations as a father of a newborn being able to take time off from work to help take care of his newborn University of Phoenix 2009 Prior to the act being in place a right reserved only to the mother of the newborn Mandatory Benefit Synopsis 3 The FMLA is in place to protect employee s position during a very vulnerable time in their life without prejudice or discrimination References University of Phoenix 2009 Strategic Compensation A Human Resource Management Approach Fifth Edition Retrieved from University of Phoenix HRM 324 website Morgan R 2011 Five Mandatory Benefits for Full Time Employees Retrieved from http smallbusiness chron com five mandatory benefits fulltime employees 18874 html