What is the family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be able to help. Whether you are unable to work because of your own serious health condition, or because you need to care for your parent, spouse, or child with a serious health condition, the FMLA provides unpaid, job-protected leave.

How do I use FMLA leave for timekeeping purposes?

If you need to use FMLA leave, notify your leave approving official of the intent to use FMLA. Then, you must submit certification paperwork as requested by the agency. Contact your administrative officer/timekeeper to arrange the leave details for timekeeping purposes. Q: How do I record FMLA leave for timekeeping purposes?

What is the employee guide to the FMLA?

As part of the Department’s continuing effort to spread the word about the FMLA and make the FMLA more accessible, WHD is releasing an Employee Guide to the FMLA, a 16-page, plain language booklet designed to answer common FMLA questions and clarify who can take FMLA leave and what protections the FMLA provides.

What are the rules for FMLA leave for local education agencies?

See Fact Sheet 28A: Employee Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act . Special rules apply to employees of local education agencies. Generally, these rules apply to intermittent or reduced schedule FMLA leave or the taking of FMLA leave near the end of a school term.

What are the different forms of FMLA certification?

There are five DOL optional-use FMLA certification forms. Employee’s serious health condition, form WH-380-E – use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee. Family member’s serious health condition, form WH-380-F – use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee’s family member.

How do I request FMLA leave?

How Do I Request FMLA Leave? To take FMLA leave, you must provide your employer with appropriate notice. If you know in advance that you will need FMLA leave (for example, if you are planning to have surgery or you are pregnant), you must give your employer at least 30 days advance notice. If you learn of your need for leave less than 30 days in

When to use form wh-380-f for family member leave?

Family member’s serious health condition, form WH-380-F – use when a leave request is due to the medical condition of the employee’s family member. Certification of Military Family Leave Qualifying Exigency, form WH-384 – use when the leave request arises out of the foreign deployment of the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent.