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FMLA Basics
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act is the backbone of most leave cases. The essentials:
What does eligibility mean for FMLA?
Three tests, all required: 12 months of employment, 1,250 hours worked in the prior 12 months, and a worksite with 50 or more employees within 75 miles.
What is FMLA?
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act. It gives eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period (26 for military caregiver leave),…
Eligibility & Leave Programs, Explained
One absence is usually covered by several programs at once — federal FMLA, one or more state programs, and employer policy — each with its own eligibility test, entitlement, and paperwork. Leave…
What is a designation notice?
The employer's notice designating whether leave counts as FMLA-qualifying, owed within five business days of having enough information. It states dates, how time is counted, and…
What is an eligibility notice?
The employer's notice of your FMLA eligibility, rights, and responsibilities, owed within five business days of a leave request. Leave generates it for you.
What is entitlement?
The amount of protected leave a program grants (for example, 12 FMLA workweeks) and how much of it has been used. Your remaining entitlement shows as a balance.
What is state paid family and medical leave?
A state-run program that pays part of an employee's wages during qualifying leave. It runs alongside FMLA where both apply and is driven by the work state.