Abstract: A method and system for real time tracking and approving Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave requests is provided. Custom database objects are retrieved and processed, through a secure intranet JavaScript®1 interface, in real time to provide an employer with employee data associated with the FMLA. The system enables accurate approval or denial of FMLA leave requests for FMLA compliance. The variables for leave expenditures and accruals can be customized to meet the needs of a specific organization. Computational resources are conserved with the use of trigger processing and updating only the desired record. Instantaneous feedback to include an employee's hours worked within a rolling 12 month period, including current usage of vacation, worker's compensation, short-term disability, and sick leave. The system may also provide supervision with real time notification of, for example, new FMLA requests, FMLA status changes, and FMLA leave limits.