What is FMLA?
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) :
Administered and enforced by U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration,
Wage and Hour Division
Entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave
Allows employees to balance work and family life
Minimizes employee discrimination while promoting equal employment opportunities for men
and women
Whom Does FMLA Apply To?
FMLA applies to:
State and local government employees
Employees in Local education agencies (schools)
Private-sector employers with 50 or more employees
Which Employees are Eligible?
To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:
Work for a covered employer
Have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months (doesn’t have to be consecutive)
Have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months
Work at a location in the US where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer
within 75 miles
To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:
Work for a covered employer
Have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months (doesn’t have to be consecutive)
Have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months
Work at a location in the US where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer
within 75 miles
Provide care of the child following the birth or adoption
Caring for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health condition
Taking medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health
condition
For certain military reasons
What Counts as Serious Health Condition?
Serious Health Condition means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental
condition that involves:
• Inpatient care- Overnight stay in hospital, hospice, or medical-care facility.
• Continuing treatment by a health care provider-Includes period of incapacity lasting more
than 3 consecutive, full calendar days, and subsequent treatment or period of incapacity
relating to the same condition.
Want to learn more about FMLA, its requirements and best practices to comply with them?
ComplianceOnline webinars and seminars are a great training resource. Check out the
following links:
Understanding FMLA
FMLA Abuse: How to Identify, Investigate, Deny, and Terminate
How to Manage Employee Leaves, Health Issues and Job Accommodation
Roadmap of California Leaves
FMLA/ADA Crossover: Coordination, Management, and Compliance Strategies
Risk Management for Human Resources
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2. What is FMLA?
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) :
• Administered and enforced by U.S. Dept. of Labor’s
Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour
Division
• Entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks unpaid
leave
• Allows employees to balance work and family life
• Minimizes employee discrimination while promoting
equal employment opportunities for men and women
3. Whom Does FMLA Apply To?
FMLA applies to:
• State and local government employees
• Employees in Local education agencies
(schools)
• Private-sector employers with 50 or more
employees
4. Which Employees are Eligible?
To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:
• Work for a covered employer
• Have worked for the employer for a total of 12
months (doesn’t have to be consecutive)
• Have worked at least 1,250 hours over the
previous 12 months
• Work at a location in the US where at least 50
employees are employed by the employer within
75 miles
5. Reasons for FMLA Leave
• Provide care of the child following the birth or
adoption
• Caring for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent
with a serious health condition
• Taking medical leave when the employee is
unable to work because of a serious health
condition
• For certain military reasons
6. What Counts as Serious Health
Condition?
Serious Health Condition means an illness, injury,
impairment, or physical or mental condition that
involves:
• Inpatient care- Overnight stay in hospital, hospice,
or medical-care facility.
• Continuing treatment by a health care provider-
Includes period of incapacity lasting more than 3
consecutive, full calendar days, and subsequent
treatment or period of incapacity relating to the
same condition.
7. Want to learn more about FMLA, its requirements and
best practices to comply with them? ComplianceOnline
webinars and seminars are a great training resource.
Check out the following links:
• Understanding FMLA
• FMLA Abuse: How to Identify, Investigate, Deny, and
Terminate
• How to Manage Employee Leaves, Health Issues and
Job Accommodation
• Roadmap of California Leaves
• FMLA/ADA Crossover: Coordination, Management,
and Compliance Strategies
• Risk Management for Human Resources
