for the birth of a son or daughter, and to bond with the newborn child.(Q) When can an eligible employee use FMLA leave?Ī covered employer must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12 month period for one or more of the following reasons: When paid leave is used for an FMLA-covered reason, the leave is FMLA-protected.
An employee must follow the employer’s normal leave rules in order to substitute paid leave. However, the law permits an employee to elect, or the employer to require the employee, to use accrued paid vacation leave, paid sick or family leave for some or all of the FMLA leave period. (Q) Is my employer required to pay me when I take FMLA leave? ( Special hours of service rules apply to airline flight crew members. Paid leave and unpaid leave, including FMLA leave, are not included. The 1,250 hours include only those hours actually worked for the employer. (Q) Does the time I take off for vacation, sick leave or PTO count toward the 1,250 hours? In general, only employment within seven years is counted unless the break in service is (1) due to an employee’s fulfillment of military obligations, or (2) governed by a collective bargaining agreement or other written agreement. The 12 months of employment are not required to be consecutive in order for the employee to qualify for FMLA leave. have worked for the employer for 12 months.work at a location where the employer has 50 or more employees within 75 miles and.have worked 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave ( special hours of service rules apply to airline flight crew members ).In order to be eligible to take leave under the FMLA, an employee must:
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