What is intermittent FMLA leave?

What is intermittent FMLA leave?

Intermittent FMLA leave is an option for employees who want to use FMLA leave in a more flexible manner. Intermittent leave involves the use of days or hours, broken down into increments, to care for a family member with a serious illness or to receive treatment for your own serious illness.

What is FMLA flare-up leave?

FMLA leave is available to you during these flare-up periods and allows you to receive treatment for your serious medical condition without having to take continuous, unnecessary FMLA leave. Intermittent FMLA leave may be taken in very small increments.

Can FMLA leave be transferred to another employee?

The care can be for either physical or psychological care. When employees take FMLA intermittent leave, the employer can transfer them to a temporary “available alternative position” under the following conditions: The intermittent FMLA leave is foreseeable. The leave based on the medical treatment or recovery planned for the employee.

When can an employer tell an employee that FMLA is not available?

When an employee requests FMLA, an employer cannot tell an employee that FMLA is not available until the employee has exhausted their sick, vacation, or paid time off. How Much Time is Available for an Intermittent FMLA Leave?

What is the FMLA and how does it work?

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.

What is considered continuous FMLA leave?

This 8 week period is considered continuous FMLA leave. Leave to care for a sick family member or leave to receive treatment for your own serious illness may be continuous as well. Intermittent FMLA leave is an option for employees who want to use FMLA leave in a more flexible manner.