What is the FMLA and who is eligible?

What is the FMLA and who is eligible?

The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to:

What is intermittent FMLA and when is it available?

Intermittent FMLA is available to employees when he or she has a serious health condition which prevents the employee from doing his or her job or for employees with family members requiring care for a serious health condition.

What is the family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

Family and Medical Leave Act The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Eligible employees are entitled to:

Should I exhaust other leave before taking FMLA leave?

However, employers should never encourage employees to exhaust other leave prior to electing FMLA leave. Employees cannot be required to use accrued sick or vacation leave during his or her time off. Absences due to a workers’ compensation claim or short–term disability may also be counted along with FMLA leave.

When do you have to invoke FMLA for leave?

However, an employee may be required to invoke FMLA to secure leave approving official’s approval of LWOP, advanced annual leave, advanced sick leave, or hours from Voluntary Leave Transfer Program and/or Leave Bank Program – all leave categories/programs that are not employee entitlements. Q: How much leave can I use under FMLA?

Can an employee take unpaid leave under FMLA?

FMLA entitles eligible employees to take unpaid leave. Under certain conditions, employees may “substitute,” or run at the same time as their FMLA leave, accrued paid leave (such as sick or vacation leave) to cover some or all of the period of FMLA leave.