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Employees can take leave: In a continuous block. By working on a reduced schedule. On an intermittent basis in some circumstances. When it comes to employer coverage, the FMLA applies to: Private employers with 50 or more employees. All public agencies, including federal, state and local government agencies, irrespective of the number of employees they employ. All public and private elementary and secondary schools, irrespective of the number of employees employed.
Examples of temporary impairments include: Broken bones. Non-chronic infections. Documentation Requirements Employers may require that employees requesting FMLA leave submit written medical certification to verify any claimed health condition. Employers may ask a physician to: Certify that leave is necessary. Indicate the expected length and timing of leave. If applicable, the employee must also continue to make payments toward benefits during their leave.
Allow the employee to return to the same or equivalent job at the end of the leave. The regulations prescribed under this subchapter shall, to the extent appropriate, be consistent with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor to carry out title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on Leave referred to in this title as the "Commission".
The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the Commission. Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining leave policies more generous than any policies that comply with the requirements under this Act or any amendment made by this Act. The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out title I and this title not later than days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
For purposes of such application, the term "eligible employee" means a Senate employee and the term "employer" means an employing office. No Senate employee may commence a judicial proceeding with respect to an allegation described in subsection b 1 , except as provided in this section.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of Public Law Enacted February 5, An Act To grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances.
FMLA requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to "eligible" employees for certain family and medical reasons.
Employees are eligible if they have worked for a covered employer for at least one year, and for 1, hours over the previous 12 months, and if there are at least 50 employees within 75 miles. At the employee's or employer's option, certain kinds of paid leave may be substituted for unpaid leave. The employee may be required to provide advance leave notice and medical certification. Taking of leave may be denied if requirements are not met. Eligible employees are entitled to take unpaid leave in connection with a covered family member's service in the Armed Forces as described below.
An employee's rights and obligations regarding military family leave are governed by the University's Family and Medical Leave policy except as otherwise required by law. Military family leave provides eligible employees unpaid leave for any one, or a combination of the following reasons:.
Some states provide additional leave benefits for family members of service members. It is the university's policy to comply with such laws in any circumstances where they apply. FMLA does not affect any Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination, or supersede any State or local law or collective bargaining agreement which provides greater family or medical leave rights.
For additional information contact the nearest office of the Wage and Hour Division, listed in most telephone directories under U.
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