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Family and Medical Leave Act

What is FMLA leave?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) enforces the FMLA for most employees. Eligible employees can take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave in a 12-month period for: 

  • The birth, adoption or foster placement of a child with you 
  • Your serious mental or physical health condition that makes you unable to work 
  • To care for your spouse, child or parent with a serious mental or physical health condition  
  • Certain qualifying reasons related to the foreign deployment of your spouse, child or parent who is a military service member.  

You have the right to use FMLA leave in one block of time. When it is medically necessary or otherwise permitted, you may take FMLA leave intermittently in separate blocks of time, or on a reduced schedule by working less hours each day or week. Read the Employee Handbook(page27) for more information.  

Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee's Serious Health Condition

Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member's Serious Health Condition