This report presents testimony concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1989. The bill establishes a basic, minimum labor standard, ensuring job protection to workers who need time off to care for themselves or their family members. The testimony covered the following topics: personal experiences of people whose employment was affected after a leave of absence necessitated by pregnancy or the care of a seriously ill family member; effects of the bill on small businesses and on the employment of women; the need for government to support policies that protect families; the contents of the Family and Medical Leave Act; the importance of the bill for the parent-child relationship; facts related to parental leave; costs of family and medical leave; the need for small business to have the power to provide flexible benefits; the effects of the bill on the nation's economic growth and on public school operation; caregiver profiles; job growth at the state level for states that have implemented family leave policies; and methods of recourse available to employers. (RJC)