Family Medical Leave Policy

Abstract

In accordance with the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, an eligible employee may be entitled to up to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons: 1. The birth and care of a newborn child of the employee; 2. The legal placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; 3. The care of an immediate family member (defined as the employee’s spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition; 4. A serious health condition of the employee himself/herself, which renders the employee unable to perform the duties of his/her job; Any “qualifying exigency” arising out of a service member’s current tour of active duty or because the service member is notified of an impending call to duty in support of a contingency operation; or 5.An employee that is a spouse, daughter, son, parent or nearest blood relative caring for a recovering service member may utilize up to 26 weeks to care for the service member provided the injury occurred while on active duty and renders the service member unable to perform the duties of their office, grade, rank or rating. This is an additional 14 weeks above the 12 weeks granted for all other qualifying events